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With ten beaches of golden sand this makes an ideal holiday resort, but for centuries the town has relied on pilchards for its growth.
Newquay in the mid-16th century and again in the mid-19th century was part of the Cornish mining which produced silver, lead and copper.
Although inhabited from around 3000-4000 years ago as shown by the numerous Bronze Age barrows in the area.
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- Landmark