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Porthleven (/ ˌ p ɔː θ ˈ l ɛ v ən /; Cornish: Porthlynn) is a town, civil parish and fishing port in Cornwall, England. 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] The South West Coast Path from Somerset to Dorset passes ...
Port Isaac (1 C, 1 P) S. St Ives, Cornwall (3 C, 24 P) T. Truro (5 C, 46 P, 1 F) Pages in category "Ports and harbours of Cornwall" The following 38 pages are in this ...
Mousehole (/ ˈ m aʊ z əl /; Cornish: Porthenys) is a village and fishing port in Cornwall, England, UK. [1] It is approximately 2.5 miles (4 km) south of Penzance on the shore of Mount's Bay. [2] The village is in the civil parish of Penzance. An islet called St Clement's Isle lies about 350 metres (380 yd) offshore from the harbour entrance.
View from Boscastle harbour path leading to headland Boscastle Harbour The Coastwatch hut above the harbour. Boscastle (Standard Written Form: Kastel Boterel) [1] is a village and fishing port on the north coast of Cornwall, England, in the civil parish of Forrabury and Minster (where the 2011 Census population was included) .
Newlyn harbour is first recorded in 1435 by the Bishop of Exeter; later large scale improvements to the harbour led to Newlyn becoming the predominant fishing port in Mount's Bay. Newlyn harbour is the largest deep sea fishing port in England in terms of the value of fish landed (turnover >£18 million 2004) and contributes 2% of the region's ...
Newlyn (Cornish: Lulynn) is a seaside town and fishing port in south-west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. [2] It is the largest fishing port in England. Newlyn lies on the shore of Mount's Bay and forms a small conurbation with the neighbouring town of Penzance. It is part of the Penzance civil parish.
A basking shark and a porbeagle. Porbeagles inhabit the coastal waters but the etymology of the word is obscure. A common suggestion is that it combines "porpoise" and "beagle", referencing this shark's shape and tenacious hunting habits. [2] Another is that it is derived from the Cornish porth, meaning "harbour", and bugel, meaning "shepherd". [3]
Portreath (Cornish: Porthtreth or Porth Treth) [2] is a civil parish, village and fishing port on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is about three miles (5 km) west-north-west of Redruth. [3] The village extends along both sides of a stream valley and is centred on the harbour and beach.