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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Gweek like this:
GWEEK, a seaport village in St. Martin parish, Cornwall; on Helford river, 3 miles E by S of Helston. It has nine or ten vessels in the coasting trade, and about 200 boats in the fisheries. Fairs are held at it on 20 Feb., 22 May, and 18 Sept.
Gweek is now part of CORNWALL Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CORNWALL has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Gweek itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Gweek in Cornwall | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24475
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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