Category: West Cornwall

St Agnes is a large village approx. 5 miles north of Redruth and 8 miles south west of Newquay. In 2011 the population was 7500 approx. It is a popular…
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Sennen village is approx. 8 miles south west of Penzance. Old custom – on the old Christmas day (6th Jan) the farmers of sennen assembled for the festivities in the…
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It is pronounced pray or prah. It is a white sand beach and lovely village. Praa sands lies within the Cornwall area of outstanding natural beauty. The white sand is…
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Portreath lies within the Cornwall area of outstanding natural beauty – 3 mile north west of Redruth The name portreath means sandy cove – the natural harbour was started in…
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Porthleven is a fishing port near helston. It is the most southerly port in Great Britain. The population in 2011 was 3000 approx. Porthleven most recognised building is the Bickford…
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Polperro in Cornish means porthpyra means pyra cove Polperro is an idealistic tourist destination with ancient fisherman’s cottages and attractive coastline. It has a population of approx. 1500 The river…
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Perranporth is 1 mile east of st Agnes and approx. 8 miles south west of Newquay – it has a population of approx. 3000 It comes from the Cornish name…
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Penzance is the most westerly major town in Cornwall – it has a population of 21000 approx. Some of the interesting buildings in Penzance include – the Egyptian house and…
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