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Penryn

University in Falmouth and Exeter

This stunning film, produced by Cornwall based Three S Films showcases both the university of Exeter and the CUC Tremough campus. Scenes were filmed at the new buildings on site, including footage from the hi-tech offshore wave hub project at Falmouth.

The film-makers say: " It was really important to show the diversity of educational opportunities at Tremough and throughout Cornwall in general.

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Penryn as a heritage of one of the most ancient towns of Cornwall

Penryn is one of Cornwall's most ancient towns,

Penryn appears in Domesday Book under the name of Trelivel. Penryn was founded in 1216 by the Bishop of Exeter. The borough was enfranchised and its Charter of Incorporation was made in 1236. In 1265, a religious college, called Glasney College was built in Penryn.

Penryn occupies a sheltered position and was a port of some significance in the 15th century. When Henry VIII began disestablishing the Roman Catholic church, Glasney was torn down in 1548.

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