Newquay
Newquay (/ˈnjuːki/ NEW-kee; Standard Written Form: Tewynblustri) is a town on the north coast in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is a civil parish, seaside resort, regional centre for aerospace industries with a spaceport, and a fishing port on the North Atlantic coast of Cornwall, approximately 12 miles (19 km) north of Truro and 20 miles (32 km) west of Bodmin.
Newquay
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View of the harbour from the Killacourt | |
Newquay Location within Cornwall | |
| Area | 2.557 sq mi (6.62 km2) |
| Population | 23,600 (2021 census) |
| • Density | 9,230/sq mi (3,560/km2) |
| OS grid reference | SW815615 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWQUAY |
| Postcode district | TR7, TR8 |
| Dialling code | 01637 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | newquay.gov.uk |
The town is bounded to the south by the River Gannel and its associated salt marsh, and to the north-east by the Porth Valley. The western edge of the town meets the Atlantic at Fistral Bay. The town has been expanding inland (south) since the former fishing village of New Quay began to grow in the second half of the nineteenth century.
In 2001, the census recorded a permanent population of 19,562, increasing to 20,342 at the 2011 census and 23,600 in 2021. Recent estimates suggest that the total population for the wider Newquay area (Newquay and St Columb Community Network Area) was 27,682 in 2017, projected to rise to 33,463 by 2025.