In the Middle Ages Truro (6mi/10km northwest of St Mawes; pop. 17,800) was one of the four Cornish 'Stannary' towns where smelted tin was weighed, stamped and taxed. When the separate diocese of Cornwall was created in 1876, it became both the episcopal see and administrative center for the county.
The town is dominated by the tall spire of J. L
Pearson's neo Gothic cathedral (1880-1910), around which stand a cluster of Georgian houses.
The abundant variety of shops is another notable attraction for visitors to Truro. There are specialty shops as well as a year-round indoor market.
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