Porth
Porth is a small historic coastal settlement and beach area located on the eastern edge of Newquay, Cornwall, England. Porth is near the village of St Columb Minor.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Frozenjakalope, Public domain.
- Type: Village
- Description: hamlet in Cornwall, England, UK
- Also known as: “Porth, Cornwall”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lusty Glaze and Glendorgal Hotel.
Lusty Glaze
Beach
Lusty Glaze also known as Lusty Glaze Beach, is a beach in Newquay, Cornwall. Lusty Glaze is privately owned, notably to the low watermark. For much of the year, the beach is open, free of charge to the public.
St Columba’s Church, St Columb Minor
Church
St Columb Minor Church is a late 15th-century Church of England parish church Diocese of Truro in St Columb Minor, Cornwall, United Kingdom…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint Columb Minor and Quintrell Downs.
Saint Columb Minor
Village
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Columb Minor is a village in the civil parish of Newquay, on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. St Columb alone by default refers to the nearby St Columb Major; both the town and the village are named after the 6th century saint Columba of Cornwall and have churches dedicated to her.
Quintrell Downs
Village
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Quintrell Downs is a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, close to Newquay, at the junction of the A392 and A3058 roads. It is named after the surrounding area of moorland. Quintrell Downs is situated 2 miles southeast of Porth.
Tregurrian
Village
Photo: Simon Huguet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tregurrian is a hamlet 2 miles north-northeast of Newquay, on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The beach at Watergate Bay was formerly known as Tregurrian beach. Tregurrian is situated 2 miles northeast of Porth.
Porth
- Categories: hamlet and locality
- Location: Newquay, North Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.4237° or 50° 25′ 25″ northLongitude
-5.05608° or 5° 3′ 22″ westElevation
43 feet (13 metres)Open location code
9C2PCWFV+FHOpenStreetMap ID
node 29289232OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Porth” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Porth (Kornualles)”
- Basque: “Porth”
- Dutch: “Porth, Cornwall”
- French: “Porth”
- Irish: “Porth, Corn na Breataine”
- Polish: “Porth (Kornwalia)”
- Polish: “Porth”
- Welsh: “Porth, Cernyw”
- Welsh: “Porth”
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Highlights include Porth Beach Holiday Park and Norwegian.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Porth”. Photo: Frozenjakalope, Public domain.