Falmouth Docks
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Falmouth Docks are the dock
Dock (maritime)
A dock is a human-made structure or group of structures involved in the handling of boats or ships, usually on or close to a shore.However, the exact meaning varies among different variants of the English language...

s of the town of Falmouth
Falmouth, Cornwall
Falmouth is a town, civil parish and port on the River Fal on the south coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It has a total resident population of 21,635.Falmouth is the terminus of the A39, which begins some 200 miles away in Bath, Somerset....

 in Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...

, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

, UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

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The docks are served by the Falmouth Docks railway station
Falmouth Docks railway station
Falmouth Docks station in Falmouth, Cornwall is the terminus of the Maritime Line to Truro, the services are operated by First Great Western.-History:...

. Policing is by the Falmouth Docks Police
Falmouth Docks Police
Falmouth Docks Police is a small, specialised non-Home Office police force responsible for policing Falmouth Docks.Officers of this force are sworn in as special constables under section 79 of the Harbours, Docks, and Piers Clauses Act 1847...

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Further reading

David Barnicoat Sailing ship to super liner: Falmouth docks 1860 -2010 - 150 years of service to the shipping industry, Seaman Publications (2010) ISBN 978-0-89558914-1-0.
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