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Par (Cornish: An Porth, meaning creek or harbour [1]) is a village and fishing port with a harbour on the south coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.The village is situated in the civil parish of Tywardreath and Par, although West Par and the docks lie in the parish of St Blaise.
The port is tidal so the vessels would sit on the bottom at low tide. Cornish granite was exported from Par in the early days for such famous landmarks as Waterloo Bridge in London, Chatham Docks, Gibraltar Docks & Glasgow Docks. As the china clay industry grew in the area during the 19th century this became the main export through the docks. [3]
A map of Falmouth Haven in the British Museum shows, on the site of Falmouth Docks, Porthan Withe which translates from Cornish as the ″port of shelter or protection″. [2] Falmouth Docks are built on the northern shore of Pendennis Point, on the estuary of the River Fal which is also known as Carrick Roads.
Falmouth Docks is the major port of Cornwall, and one of the largest natural harbours in the world The Eden Project near St Austell, Cornwall's largest tourist attraction in terms of visitor numbers. Cornwall is one of the poorest parts of the United Kingdom in terms of per capita GDP and average household incomes.
The geography of Cornwall (Cornish: Doronieth Kernow) describes the extreme southwestern peninsula of England west of the River Tamar.The population of Cornwall is greater in the less extensive west of the county than the east due to Bodmin Moor's location; however the larger part of the population live in rural areas.
The Port of Hayle (Cornish: Porth Heyl) [1] is an important mining port, harbour and former industrial centre located in the town of Hayle, on the north coast of Cornwall. [2] The Port is within the area of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage site.
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 18:43, 26 September 2010: 1,425 × 1,048 (1.66 MB): Nilfanion {{Information |Description=Map of Cornwall, UK with the following information shown: *Administrative borders *Coastline, lakes and rivers *Roads and railways *Urban areas Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 datum, with N/S stretched 1