A-Z of Truro

Situated between the rivers Allen and Kenwyn, Truro is an ancient town but a young city. From becoming Cornwall’s first chartered town in 1130 to the laying of the foundation stone for the county’s only cathedral in 1880, it has gone from a medieval market town to a thriving port and, as a stannary town, grew rich on the proceeds of Cornwall’s mines. Fine Georgian buildings changed the look of Tru...