Helford River
The Helford River is a ria in Cornwall, England, fed by small streams into its many creeks. There are seven creeks on the Helford; from west to east these are Ponsontuel Creek, Mawgan Creek, Polpenwith Creek, Polwheveral Creek, Frenchman's Creek, Port Navas Creek, and Gillan Creek.Photo: Mari Buckley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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- Type: Stream
- Description: inlet of the English Channel (ria) in Cornwall, England, UK
- Also known as: “Halford” and “Helford”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Mawnan and St Stephen’s Church, Mawnan and Glendurgan Garden.
St Mawnan and St Stephen’s Church, Mawnan
Church
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Mawnan and St Stephen's Church, Mawnan is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Truro in Mawnan, Cornwall, England, UK.
Glendurgan Garden
Garden
Glendurgan Garden is a National Trust garden situated above the hamlet of Durgan on the Helford River and near Mawnan Smith, in the civil parish of Mawnan, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
Trebah
Garden
Trebah is a 26-acre sub-tropical garden situated in Cornwall, England, UK, near Glendurgan Garden and above the Helford River. Part of the parish of Mawnan, the gardens are set within an area of the same name, which includes the small settlements of Trebah Wartha and Trebah Woolas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Anthony-in-Meneage and Durgan.
St Anthony-in-Meneage
Hamlet
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Anthony-in-Meneage is a coastal civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The parish is in the Meneage district of the Lizard peninsula. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 171, decreasing to 168 at the 2011 census.
Durgan
Hamlet
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Durgan is a hamlet in the parish of Mawnan, south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is beside the Helford River four miles south of Falmouth. The hamlet consists of fifteen residential properties, seven owned by the National Trust, and has a permanent population of just 9.
Gillan
Hamlet
Photo: Sheila Russell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gillan is a hamlet in the parish of St Anthony-in-Meneage, Cornwall, England. Gillan Creek is one of the creeks of the Helford River. Gillan lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Helford River
- Categories: ria and body of water
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Helford River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Helford River”
- Cornish: “Dowr Pollkerghydh”
- Cornish: “Kammdhowr”
- French: “Helford River”
- Japanese: “ヘルフォード川”
- Polish: “Helford River”
- Swedish: “Helford River”
- Welsh: “Afon Kammdhowr”
- Welsh: “Dowr Pollkerghydh”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mawnan and Rosemullion Head.
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