Name: CHARLESTOWN
Classification: Village (confusingly)
Twinned with: No-one
Population: A few hundred people now but it actually started off with just nine people when it was known as West Polmear back in the 18th century
Notable former resident: More of an owner than a resident, noted entrepreneur Charles Rashleigh bought and then transformed Charlestown into a busy south coast harbour for the china clay and mining industry in the late 18th century. It’s still named after him
Films shot in town: Loads, including ‘The Eagle Has Landed’ (1976), ‘The Three Musketeers’ (1993), ‘Apocalypto’ (2006), ‘Alice in Wonderland’ (2010) and ‘Bait’ (2018). TV shows include an episode of ‘Doctor Who’ called ‘The Curse of the Black Spot’ (2011), ‘Taboo’ (2017) and, of course, ‘Poldark’ (2015-2019)
Interesting factoid: The grade II listed harbour in Charlestown has been described as ‘the last open 18th century Georgian harbour in the UK’