BODMIN 's position on the western edge of Bodmin Moor, equidistant from the north and south Cornish coasts and the Fowey and Camel rivers, encouraged its growth as a trading town. It was also an important ecclesiastical centre after the establishment of a priory by St Petroc, who moved here from Padstow in the sixth century. Later, the town became increasingly sidelined after refusing access to the Great Western Railway in the 1870s, as a result of which much local business transferr... [More]