The area around Grampound was settled in prehistoric times, and in the early medieval period the parish of Creed and the manor of Tybesta were established here.

Grampound grew after the Norman conquest as the main crossing place on the Fal, a focus for travellers and traders moving between west Cornwall and England.

[7] It was formerly considered a town and the Grampound constituency elected two members to the Unreformed House of Commons from the reign of Edward VI until it was disfranchised in 1821,[8] after a corruption scandal that led to the conviction and imprisonment of several men for bribery.

MPs who represented the town include William Noye, John Hampden, Grey Cooper and Charles Wolfran Cornwall.

Grampound is in the St Austell and Newquay constituency and the Member for Parliament is Noah Law.

There are a number of local businesses including Grampound Village Store,[12] Tremethick Brewery, Tristan Hay Pine and Period furniture, Gould Cider and Perry and The Dolphin Inn.

[15] There is an annual carnival on the first Saturday in September which includes a procession along Fore Street (A390) which is closed temporarily.

This hall is also an arts venue and regularly hosts performances of drama, dance, and music.

[16] A local amateur dramatic group, The Grampound Players, has also performed in recent years.

It is host to the carnival each year and also to Grampound Football Club who won support from Sport England's Protecting Playing Fields Olympic legacy for it to be resurfaced.

[19] A plaque was installed in the town hall to recognise Grampound being named Calor Village of the Year for West England 2007/8.

[21] Grampound with Creed Primary School is part of The Rainbow Multi Academy Trust.

Cornish wrestling tournaments, for prizes, have been held in Grampound in the 1800s[24] and 1900s,[25] including at the Football Club.