Fowey

Fowey, or Foy, an old town of Cornwall, on the right bank of the river Fowey, 11 miles SSE. of Bodmin. It has a good harbour with a narrow entrance, and was formerly one of the chief seaports of England. Pilchards are cured, and 'china-stone' and iron ore exported. To the siege of Calais by Edward III. in 1347 it sent several ships. It was defended against the Parliament in 1644, and against the Dutch in 1667. Pop. 1656.