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{{Short description|Former local government district of England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2012}}
{{for|the 1981 adventure for role-playing games|Restormel (Judges Guild){{!}}''Restormel'' (Judges Guild)}}
{{Infobox historic subdivision| 
 |Name=                Borough of Restormel
 |HQ=                  [[St Austell]]
 |Status=              Borough
 |Origin=              *Borough of [[St Austell with Fowey]]<br> *[[Newquay]] Urban District<br> *[[St Austell Rural District]]
 |Start=               1 April 1974
 |End=                 1 April 2009
 |Replace=             [[Cornwall Council]] unitary authority
 |Map=                 [[File:CornwallRestormel.png]]
 |Image=               File:Fowey valley.jpg
 |Arms=                [[File:Restormel Borough Council crest.png]]    
 |Motto=               Ro an mor hag an tyr
 |Government=          Borough council
 |Divisions=           [[Civil parish]]es
 |DivisionsMap=        [[File:Restormelmap.gif|200px]] 
 |CodeName=            ONS code
 |Code=                15UA
 |PopulationFirst=     73,080<ref>{{cite book |title=Local government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System |year=1974 |publisher=[[HMSO]] |location=London |isbn=0-11-750847-0 |pages=38}}</ref> 
 |PopulationFirstYear= 1973 
 |PopulationLast=      95,547<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/pop2001/restormel.asp |title=Census 2001: Restormel |date=1 April 2001 |work=[[United Kingdom Census 2001|Census 2001]] |publisher=Office for National Statistics |access-date=2009-01-05}}</ref> 
 |PopulationLastYear=  2001
 }}
'''Restormel''' ({{langx|kw|Rostorrmel}})<ref>[http://www.magakernow.org.uk/default.aspx?page=520 Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF)] : [http://www.magakernow.org.uk/idoc.ashx?docid=79ba408d-7c02-499e-8cd6-b18dd48de58d&version=-1 '''List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel'''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515071635/http://www.magakernow.org.uk/idoc.ashx?docid=79ba408d-7c02-499e-8cd6-b18dd48de58d&version=-1 |date=15 May 2013 }}. [[Cornish Language Partnership]].</ref> was a [[Borough status in the United Kingdom|borough]] of [[Cornwall]], England, one of the six administrative divisions that made up the county. Its council was based in [[St Austell]]{{coord|50.338|-4.792|display=title}}; its other towns included [[Newquay]].

The borough was named after [[Restormel Castle]]. It was formed on 1 April 1974, under the [[Local Government Act 1972]], by a merger of the borough of [[St. Austell with Fowey]], Newquay [[Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland)|urban district]] and [[St Austell Rural District]]. The name ''Restormel'' comes from [[Cornish language|Cornish]], meaning the ''king's tower hill''.<ref>{{cite book |last=Drew |first=Samuel |title=The History of Cornwall: From the earliest Records and Traditions, to the Present Time |year=1824 |publisher=W. Penaluna |page=396}}</ref>

The motto of the borough, in [[Cornish language|Cornish]], is ''Ro an mor hag an tyr'', meaning "From the sea and from the land". It recognises the borough's connection with the sea (fishing and tourism) and the land ([[china clay]] and agriculture). St Austell, the largest settlement in Cornwall, did not have a Parish/Town Council.

The district was abolished as part of the [[2009 structural changes to local government in England]] on 1 April 2009.

==Twinning==
Restormel is twinned by oath, which used to be accessible to view in the council offices<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-03-26 |title=Council plans for St Austell town centre hub |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-65080176 |access-date=2023-07-29}}</ref> in [[St Austell]], with Kreis [[Dithmarschen]]. This used to be part of the borough council; however, in recent years it has become a separate organisation.{{clarify|date=July 2023}}

==Council investments==
In March 2009, Restormel Borough Council was accused by spending watchdog the [[Audit Commission (United Kingdom)|Audit Commission]] of "negligence" for putting money into [[Iceland]]ic banks days before they [[2008–2011 Icelandic financial crisis|went bust in October 2008]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Councils 'ignored Iceland risks' |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7963986.stm |website=[[BBC News]] |access-date=23 December 2023 |date=26 March 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=John Carvel |title=Councils were negligent in making Icelandic deposits, rules watchdog |url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2009/mar/26/uk-local-government-icelandic-deposits |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=23 December 2023 |date=26 March 2009}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Restormel Borough Council elections]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Portal|Cornwall}}
* [http://beehive.thisishull.co.uk/default.asp?WCI=SiteHome&ID=12946&PageID=79228 Official Twinning Website]
* https://web.archive.org/web/20060214091224/http://www.restormel.gov.uk/
* [http://www.restormel.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=3363 Restormel Election Results 2007]
* [http://www.restormelarts.co.uk/ Restormel Arts]
* [http://cornovia.org.uk/cpc/cpc_powder.html Postcards of the Hundred of Powder]
* [http://crocat.cornwall.gov.uk/dserve/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqCmd=Overview.tcl&dsqSearch=(RefNo='dcres') Cornwall Record Office Online Catalogue for Restormel Borough/District Council]

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