Par Railway Station

Par railway station serves the villages of , and , , England. The station is 281 miles 66 chains down the line from , measured via Box and Plymouth Millbay.
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Wikipedia
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Cornwall, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Gorsav Porth”, “PAR”, and “Par railway station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of the Good Shepherd and Par Coastal Gun Battery.

Church
Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 1,800 feet south of Par Railway Station.

Historic site
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The was a coastal gun battery constructed in the summer of 1940 when Britain was facing the threat of invasion from Nazi Germany. It is on the former site of the Par Consols Mine, overlooking Par Docks. is situated 3,300 feet south of Par Railway Station.

Pub
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is a pub, which is situated 2,200 feet south of Par Railway Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Par and Tywardreath.

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is in South Cornwall. A village and fishing port at the edge of Sands between and and half a mile from Twywardreath village and nearby to the hamlet of Polmear, at the bottom of Polmear Hill.

Village
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is a small hilltop village on the south coast of , England, United Kingdom, about 3 miles north west of . It is located in a sheltered spot overlooking a silted-up estuary opposite and near the beach of Par Sands.

Town
Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
or St Blaise is a town and civil parish in , England, United Kingdom. The parish has a short section of coastline onto and includes western parts of within its boundaries, including Par Harbour.

Par Railway Station

Latitude
50.35572° or 50° 21′ 21″ north
Longitude
-4.70461° or 4° 42′ 17″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Wheelchair access
no
Operator
Great Western Railway
Network
National Rail
Abbreviation
“PAR”
IATA airport code
PCW
Open location code
9C2Q974W+75
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6605728690
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Geo­Names ID
6953296
Wiki­data ID
Q1920269
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In Other Languages

From Cornish to Welsh—“Par Railway Station” goes by many names.
  • Cornish: “Gorsav hyns horn Porth”
  • Cornish: “Gorsav Porth”
  • Dutch: “station Par”
  • Dutch: “Station Par”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “محطة پار”
  • French: “gare de Par”
  • French: “Gare de Par”
  • French: “Par”
  • Polish: “Par”
  • Urdu: “پار ریلوے اسٹیشن”
  • Welsh: “Gorsav Porth”

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