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Charlestown (Cornish: Porth Meur, meaning great cove) is a village and port on the south coast of Cornwall, England, in the civil parish of St Austell Bay. It is situated approximately 2 miles (3 km) southeast of St Austell town centre. [1] The port at Charlestown developed in the late 18th century from the fishing village of West Polmear.
Charlestown Township was organized in 1814 and is the only Charlestown Township statewide. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] A post office called Charlestown was established in 1820, and remained in operation until 1904. [ 6 ]
The Duporth site lies midway between the fishing port of Charlestown and Porthpean, approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) from St Austell town centre.The entrance into the park was just near a crossroads on Porthpean Road: one direction coming from St Austell and going to Porthpean, one road going to the small village of Tregorrick and the other going to Charlestown.
Hundreds of items recovered from shipwrecks, including cannons, crockery, and other treasures are being put up for auction. The artefacts, dating from the 16th Century to more recent wrecks, are ...
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Looking south from Charlestown Map of the four civil parishes in the St Austell area created in 2009 click to enlarge View of St Austell Bay from Carn Grey. St Austell Bay (Cornish: Baya Ti war Dreth) [1] is a bay on Cornwall's south coast which is bounded to the east by Gribbin Head and to the west by Black Head.
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Charlestown Shipwreck and Heritage Centre. The Shipwreck Treasure Museum (previously the Charlestown Shipwreck & Heritage Centre) located in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Charlestown, Cornwall, England, is a historical museum housing over 8,000 artifacts from over 150 different shipwrecks.