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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Cawsand like this:
CAWSAND, a village on the coast of Cornwall; on a small bay of its own name, on the west side of Plymouth sound, opposite the Breakwater, 4 miles SW of Plymouth. It has a post office under Devonport; and is a coastguard and pilot station. The bay has an anchorage for the largest ships; is well sheltered; and was used as the chief anchorage of the sound prior to the construction of the Breakwater.
Cawsand is now part of CORNWALL Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CORNWALL has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Cawsand itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Cawsand in Cornwall | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24221
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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