Bodmin

Bodmin, the county town of Cornwall, in the middle of the county, 30 miles NNW. of Plymouth. It has some trade in cattle and sheep, and shoes are manufactured. The chief buildings are a market-house, the county hall, and the Cornwall Lunatic Asylum. Bodmin arose out of a priory, which, founded in 936 or earlier, came at the Reformation into Sternhold's hands. The church, rebuilt in 1472, has been restored since 1879. From the time of Edward I. till 1868, Bodmin returned two members to parliament; then, till 1885, one. Pop. (1891) 5151.