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Porthleven (/ ˌ p ɔː θ ˈ l ɛ v ən /) is a town, civil parish and fishing port near Helston, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The most southerly port in Great Britain, it was a harbour of refuge when this part of the Cornish coastline was infamous for wrecks in the days of sail. [ 1 ]
Porthleven Football Club is a Cornish football club based in Porthleven in Cornwall. Founded in 1896, the club competed in the South Western League from 1967 to 1977 and again from 1989 until the dissolution of the league in 2007, when they joined the new South West Peninsula League. They currently play in the St Piran League Premier Division West.
17 January – the Porthleven dandy Enterprise ( United Kingdom) went ashore on Clodgy Point, St Ives. The crew were taken off by the steamer Gwent before the dandy went ashore. [2] 17 January – the schooner Rosa Joseph ( France) went ashore at St Ives while taking coal from Briton Ferry to Cherbourg. [2]
Nancegollan railway station located in Nancegollan, Cornwall served an important agricultural district and was also the railhead for the fishing port of Porthleven. [1]
21 November – Vigilantia bound for Hamburg from Lisbon with a cargo of salt, tobacco, sugar and lemons was wrecked west of Porthleven with the loss of the captain, three crew and all the cargo. Five men were saved. [41] 29 December – Rotterdam ship the Nebotis Vineyard ( Dutch Republic) with a cargo of wine wrecked near Porthleven. [41]
The Loe (Cornish: An Logh), also known as Loe Pool, is the largest natural freshwater lake (50 hectares (120 acres)) in Cornwall, United Kingdom.The earliest recorded appearance of this simple name form was in 1337, when it was called "La Loo", [1] but is mentioned as 'the lake' in 1302; [2] Situated between Porthleven and Gunwalloe and downstream of Helston, it is separated from Mount's Bay ...
Porthleven and Helston West (Cornish: Porthleven ha Hellys West) [1] [2] is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Andrew Wallis, a member of the Independent Alliance .
Wheal Trewavas was a copper mine in Cornwall, England, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of Porthleven. The ruined engine houses remain, on sea cliffs overlooking Mount's Bay, just east of Trewavas Head. The site is a Scheduled Monument. [1]