Polruan

Polruan is a coastal village in the parish of in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is bounded on three sides by water: to the north by Pont Creek, to the west by the and to the south by the and neighbouring village to the north, connected by a 4-mile walk along the hill tops.
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  • Type: Village with 614 residents
  • Description: village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Polruan, Cornwall”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Polruan Blockhouse and St Catherine’s Castle.

Ruins
Photo: Darren Hill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a ruins.

Castle
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Catherine's Castle is a Henrician castle in , England, built by Thomas Treffry between approximately 1538 and 1540, in response to fears of an invasion of England by France and the Holy Roman Empire.

Marina
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a marina.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fowey and Bodinnick.

Photo: Keven Law, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small fishing town on the coast of South Cornwall, situated at the mouth of the river . It is set on the west side of a steep valley, so be prepared for much walking up and down.

Hamlet
Photo: Crispin Purdye, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a riverside village in south-east , in the United Kingdom. According to the Post Office the population of the 2011 Census was included in the civil parish of .

Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet in the parish in south east , England. It is located on the north side of an inlet off the , opposite Fowey Docks.

Polruan

Latitude
50.3286° or 50° 19′ 43″ north
Longitude
-4.63458° or 4° 38′ 5″ west
Population
614
Elevation
197 feet (60 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB PLR
Open location code
9C2Q89H8+C5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 322059867
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2640151
Wiki­data ID
Q752484
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Polruan” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بلروان”
  • Basque: “Polruan”
  • Chinese: “波尔鲁安”
  • Chinese: “波爾魯安”
  • Cornish: “Porthruwon”
  • Dutch: “Polruan”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بلروان”
  • French: “Polruan”
  • German: “Polruan”
  • Irish: “Polruan”
  • Italian: “Polruan”
  • Latin: “Polruan”
  • Persian: “پلروان”
  • Polish: “Polruan”
  • Spanish: “Polruan”
  • Swedish: “Polruan”
  • Welsh: “Polruan”
  • Welsh: “Porthruwon”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Hillhay and Pont.

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