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Liskeard (/ l ɪ ˈ s k ɑːr d / ⓘ lih-SKARD; Cornish: Lyskerrys [2]) is an ancient stannary and market town in south-east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately 20 miles (32 km) west of Plymouth , 14 miles (23 km) west of the Devon border, and 12 miles (20 km) east of Bodmin .
Liskeard railway station (Cornish: Lyskerrys) serves the town of Liskeard in Cornwall, England. The station is approximately 18 miles (29 km) west of Plymouth on the Cornish Main Line and 264 miles 71 chains (426.3 km) from London Paddington via Box and Plymouth Millbay. [ 1 ]
Liskeard and Looe Railway; Liskeard Athletic F.C. Liskeard Borough Police; Liskeard Castle; Liskeard Central (electoral division) Liskeard East (electoral division) Liskeard Guildhall; Liskeard North (electoral division) Liskeard railway station; Liskeard School and Community College; Liskeard South and Dobwalls (electoral division)
The structure of the church was restored in 1878–1879 at a cost of over £3,700 (equivalent to £475,200 in 2023) [4] under the direction of Richard Coad, architect, of Liskeard and London, by the contractor Mr. Lang. [6] [7] There was a further restoration in 1890 for the interior.
The Liskeard and Looe Union Canal was a broad canal between Liskeard and Looe in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It was almost 6 miles (9.7 km) long and had 24 locks , and it opened progressively from 1827.
This became the Liskeard and Looe Extension Railway, when the Liskeard and Looe Railway Extension Act 1895 (58 & 59 Vict. c. cviii) obtained royal assent on 6 July 1895. The name of the company operating the Looe railway line had remained The Liskeard and Looe Union Canal Company and by the same act it was finally changed to The Liskeard and ...
Liskeard Guildhall is a municipal building in Pike Street, Liskeard, Cornwall, England. The structure, which was the meeting place of Liskeard Borough Council, is a Grade II* listed building . [ 1 ]
The Liskeard and Caradon Railway (Cornish: Hyns-horn Lyskerrys ha Karn) was a mineral railway in Cornwall, in the United Kingdom, which opened in 1844. It was built to carry the ores of copper and tin, and also granite, from their sources on Caradon Hill down to Moorswater for onward transport to market by way of Looe Harbour and coastal shipping.