Editing Truro (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Truro from the river.jpg|thumb|[[River Kenwyn]] which converges with the Allen to become the [[River Truro]]]]
Truro lies in the centre of western Cornwall, about {{convert|9|mi|km|abbr=off}} from the south coast, at the confluence of the rivers [[Kenwyn]] and [[River Allen (Truro)|Allen]], which combine as the [[Truro River]] – one of a series of waterways and [[Ria|drowned valleys]] leading into the [[River Fal]] and then the large natural harbour of [[Carrick Roads]]. The valleys form a steep bowl surrounding the city on the north, east and west, open to the Truro River in the south. This shape, along with high precipitation that swells the rivers and a [[spring tide]] in the River Fal, were major factors in the 1988 floods that seriously damaged the city centre. Since then, flood defences have been constructed, including an emergency dam at New Mill on the River Kenwyn and a [[flood barrier|tidal barrier]] on the Truro River.

The city is amidst several protected natural areas such as the historic parklands at [[Pencalenick]] and areas of ornamental landscape such as [[Trelissick Garden]] and [[Tregothnan]] down the Truro River. An area south-east of the city, including Calenick Creek, has been included in the [[Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty]]. Other protected zones include an [[Area of Great Landscape Value]] comprising farmland and wooded valleys to the north east, and Daubuz Moors, a [[local nature reserve]] by the River Allen, close to the city centre.

Truro has mainly grown and developed round the historic city centre in a nuclear fashion along the slopes of the bowl valley, except for fast [[linear]] development along the [[A390 road|A390]] to the west, towards [[Threemilestone]]. As Truro grew, it encompassed other settlements as suburbs or districts, including [[Kenwyn]] and Moresk to the north, Trelander to the east, Newham to the south, and Highertown, Treliske and Gloweth to the west.

===Climate===
The Truro area, like the rest of Cornwall, has an [[oceanic climate]]. This means fewer extremes in temperature than elsewhere in England, marked by high rainfall, cool summers and mild winters with infrequent frosts.