St Austell
St Austell
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 High Cross Street | |
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| Population | 20,985 (Parish, 2021) 24,360 (Built up area, 2021) |
| OS grid reference | SX011524 |
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| Unitary authority | |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ST. AUSTELL |
| Postcode district | PL25 |
| Dialling code | 01726 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | www.staustell.co.uk |
St Austell (/ˈɒstəl/ ⓘ, /ˈɔː-/; Cornish: Sen Austel [sɛn ˈɔstɛl] ⓘ) is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, 10 miles (16 km) south of Bodmin and 30 miles (48 km) west of the border with Devon.
At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 20,985 and the built up area as defined by the Office for National Statistics had a population of 24,360.
St Austell was the centre of a large china clay quarrying industry with many clay works and their associated spoil heaps.