Caradon

{{Short description|Former local government district of Cornwall}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}

{{Use British English|date=July 2012}}

{{Other uses}}

{{Infobox historic subdivision|

|Name= Caradon District

|HQ= Liskeard

|Status= District

|Origin= *Borough of Liskeard
*Borough of Saltash
*Looe Urban District
*Torpoint Urban District
*Liskeard Rural District
*St Germans Rural District

|Start= 1 April 1974

|End= 1 April 2009

|Replace= Cornwall unitary authority

|Map= File:CornwallCaradon.png

|Image=

|Arms= 200px

|Motto=

|Government= District council

|Divisions= Civil parishes

|DivisionsMap=

|CodeName= ONS code

|Code= 15UB

|PopulationFirst= 58,520{{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 |page=38 }}

|PopulationFirstYear= 1973

|PopulationLast= 79,647{{cite web|url=http://www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/pop2001/caradon.asp|title=Census 2001: Caradon|date=1 April 2001|work=Census 2001|publisher=Office for National Statistics|access-date=5 January 2009}}

|PopulationLastYear= 2001

}}

Caradon was a local government district in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It contained five towns: Callington, Liskeard, Looe, Saltash and Torpoint, and over 80 villages and hamlets within 41 civil parishes. Its District Council was based in Liskeard {{coord|50.453|-4.465|display=inline,title}}.

The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, by the merger of the boroughs of Liskeard and Saltash with the urban districts of Looe and Torpoint, along with Liskeard Rural District and St Germans Rural District.

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The district was named after Caradon Hill, the principal landmark of the area, and formerly the site of important copper mines. The district was abolished as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England on 1 April.