Porthtowan

Porthtowan is a small village in , England, UK, which is a popular summer tourist destination. Porthtowan is on Cornwall's north Atlantic coast about 3.5 km southwest of , 6 km north of , 16 km west of and 24 km southwest of in the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape, a World Heritage Site.
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Niki Walton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Residential area
  • …lies at an elevation of around 230 feet (70 metres)
  • …is also known as “Porthtowan, Cornwall”
  • Description: village in Cornwall, England, UK

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chapel Porth Beach and RRH Portreath.
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Beach
Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Military installation
Remote Radar Head Portreath or is an air… is situated 1½ miles southwest of Porthtowan.
Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church
is situated 1½ miles east of Porthtowan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mawla and Menagissey.
Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hamlet
is a village south of Porthtowan in , England, UK.
Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hamlet
is a hamlet in , England, United Kingdom.
Hamlet
is a hamlet in the parish of , , England.

Porthtowan

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Latitude
50.28209° or 50° 16′ 56″ north
Longitude
-5.23901° or 5° 14′ 20″ west
Open location code
9C2P7QJ6+R9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 96906952
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Geo­Names ID
8714310
Wiki­data ID
Q7231794

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Porthtowan” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “برثتون”
  • Basque: “Porthtowan”
  • Cornish: “Porthtewyn”
  • Dutch: “Porthtowan”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “برثتون”
  • French: “Porthtowan”
  • Irish: “Porthtowan”
  • Italian: “Porthtowan”
  • Latin: “Porthtowan”
  • Persian: “پورتوان”
  • Polish: “Porthtowan”
  • Swedish: “Porthtowan”
  • Urdu: “پورتھ ٹوان”
  • Welsh: “Porthtewyn”
  • Welsh: “Porthtowan”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Porthtowan and East Cliff.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Porthtowan Turn and Glenview.

North Cornwall: Highlights

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