Fore Street
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"Fore Street": a name
often used for the main street
of a town
. It is commonly found in some parts of England
and the United States
.
There are over seventy "Fore Streets" in Cornwall
and about twenty-five in Devon
.
Street name
A street name or odonym is an identifying name given to a street. The street name usually forms part of the address...
often used for the main street
Street
A street is a paved public thoroughfare in a built environment. It is a public parcel of land adjoining buildings in an urban context, on which people may freely assemble, interact, and move about. A street can be as simple as a level patch of dirt, but is more often paved with a hard, durable...
of a town
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
. It is commonly found in some parts of England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
There are over seventy "Fore Streets" in Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
and about twenty-five in Devon
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
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Some Cornish towns and villages with a "Fore Street"
- Albaston
- Ashton, Helston
- Barripper, Camborne
- Beacon, Camborne
- Bodmin
- Boscastle
- Bugle, St Austell
- Callington
- Calstock
- Camborne
- Camelford
- Cargreen
- Carharrack, Redruth
- Chacewater, Truro
- Constantine, FalmouthConstantine, KerrierConstantine is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately five miles west-southwest of Falmouth....
- Copperhouse, Hayle
- East Looe
- Fowey
- GolantGolantGolant is a village in south Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated on the west bank of the River Fowey and lies in the civil parish of St Sampson....
, Fowey - Goldsithney, Penzance
- Grampound Road, Truro
- Grampound, Truro
- Gunnislake
- Herodsfoot
- Kingsand
- Lelant, St Ives
- Lerryn
- Liskeard
- Lostwithiel
- Madron, Penzance
- Marazion
- Mevagissey, St Austell
- Millbrook
- Mount Hawke
- Mousehole, Penzance
- Nanpean
- Newlyn, Penzance
- Newquay
- Penponds, Camborne
- Pensilva
- Polgooth
- Polperro
- Polruan
- Pool, Redruth
- Port Isaac
- Porthleven, Helston
- Praze-an-Beeble, Camborne
- Probus
- Redruth
- Roche, St Austell
- Saltash
- St Austell
- St Blazey,Par
- St Cleer
- St Columb
- St Day, Redruth
- St Dennis, St Austell
- St Erth, Hayle
- St Germans
- St Ives
- St Just, Penzance
- St MabynSt MabynSt Mabyn is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is situated three miles east of Wadebridge....
, Bodmin - St Stephen
- St Teath, Bodmin
- Sticker
- Stratton, Bude
- Tintagel
- Torpoint
- Tregony, Truro
- Troon, Camborne
- Tywardreath,Par
- West Looe
Some towns and villages in Devon with a “Fore Street”
- Bampton
- Beer
- Bovey Tracey
- Brixham
- Buckfastleigh
- Budleigh Salterton
- Chudleigh
- Cullompton
- Exeter
- Heavitree
- Ilfracombe
- Ivybridge
- Kingsbridge
- Newton Abbot
- North Tawton
- Okehampton
- Plympton
- Salcombe
- Seaton
- Shaldon
- Sidmouth
- St Marychurch
- Tiverton
- Topsham
- Torrington
- Totnes
- Witheridge
Some other UK places with streets called "Fore Street"
- Somerset:
- ChardFore Street, ChardFore Street in Chard, Somerset, England was built in the late 16th and early 17th century, following a fire which destroyed much of the town in 1577. Numbers 7A,7B,9,11,13 & 13A Waterloo House and Manor Court House have been designated as Grade I listed buildings....
, - Taunton,
- Dulverton,
- North Petherton,
- Bridgwater
- Wellington
- Chard
- Dorset
- Evershot and Bridport
- Hertfordshire:
- Hertford, Hitchin and Old Hatfield
- Suffolk
- Ipswich and Framlingham
- Wiltshire
- Ashton Keynes, Trowbridge and Wylye
- Other places . . .
- Basildon, Essex
- Birmingham, B2
- Eastcote, Middlesex
- Edmonton, Enfield
- City of London, EC2
- Glasgow, G 14
- Hexham, Northumberland
- Johnshaven, Montrose
- Lower Darwen, Lancashire