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Wadebridge  Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother visiting the Royal Cornwall Show. This annual event, held at Wadebridge, is among the largest livestock shows in the UK. In 2000, 113,000 people attended the show over three days. As well as livestock, there are also separate horse and dog shows, a flower show, and marquees showcasing Cornish produce. | Market town in northern Cornwall, southwest England, at the head of the River Camel estuary; population (2001) 6,350. Agriculture and tourism are the principal industries. A 15th-century bridge spans the Camel estuary at Wadebridge. |
| The medieval bridge originally had 17 arches, of which 13 remain, and it was widened in 1852 and again in 1963. |
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