PENRYN, a borough-town of Cornwall, in the hundred of Kerrier and parish of St. Gulvian, 266 miles from London and three from Falmouth, with the harbour of which it has a water communication. It has a corporation, with twelve aldermen, twelve common-council men, and a recorder; and it continues to return two members to the House of Commons. It has considerable trade in the pilchard and Newfoundland fisheries, and in Cornish granite, which is found in abundance around it. There are markets, which are held on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. The population amounted in 1801 to 2324, in 1811 to 2713, in 1821 to 2933, and in 1831 to 3521.