Portwrinkle
Portwrinkle is a small coastal village in south-east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is at the western end of Whitsand Bay five miles south-west of Saltash.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Robin Lucas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in Cornwall, England, UK
- Also known as: “Porthwykkel” and “Portwrinkle, Cornwall”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Whitsand Bay Hotel and St Germans railway station.
St Germans railway station
Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Germans railway station serves the village of St Germans in Cornwall, England. The station is managed by Great Western Railway and is situated on the Cornish Main Line 10 miles 33 chains from the line's northern terminus of Plymouth and 256 miles 28 chains from London Paddington via Box and Plymouth Millbay. St Germans railway station is situated 2½ miles north of Portwrinkle.
Port Eliot
Castle
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Port Eliot in the parish of St Germans, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, is the ancestral seat of the Eliot family, whose present head is Albert Eliot, 11th Earl of St Germans. Port Eliot is situated 2½ miles north of Portwrinkle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crafthole and Polbathic.
Crafthole
Village
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crafthole is a village in the parish of Sheviock, in southeast Cornwall, England. The village has a pub, Post Office, shop, Methodist chapel, and village hall.
Polbathic
Village
Photo: Bill Booth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Polbathic is a small village situated on the A374 Trerulefoot to Torpoint road, within the parish of St Germans, in south-east Cornwall, England, UK. The village is situated on the edge of a tidal creek, known as Polbathick Lake, which is a branch of the River Tiddy and River Lynher river system. Polbathic is situated 2 miles north of Portwrinkle.
Narkurs
Hamlet
Photo: Bill Booth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Narkurs is a hamlet in the south east of Cornwall, England. It is part of the civil parish of Deviock. It is about 2 km southeast of Hessenford. Historically an agricultural settlement, Narkurs has become smaller as this industry has declined, and in 2007 consisted of only 20 homes. Narkurs is situated 2½ miles northwest of Portwrinkle.
Portwrinkle
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Sheviock, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.36163° or 50° 21′ 42″ northLongitude
-4.31123° or 4° 18′ 40″ westElevation
56 feet (17 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB PWKOpen location code
9C2Q9M6Q+MGOpenStreetMap ID
node 1120474102OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
11496487Wikidata ID
Q4618159
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Portwrinkle from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Portwrinkle” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “برتورينكل”
- Basque: “Portwrinkle”
- Cornish: “Porthwikkel”
- Dutch: “Portwrinkle”
- Egyptian Arabic: “برتورينكل”
- French: “Portwrinkle”
- Irish: “Portwrinkle”
- Polish: “Portwrinkle”
- Welsh: “Porthwykkel”
- Welsh: “Portwrinkle”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sheviock and St Germans Quay.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Finnygook Beach and Hoodny Cove.
Cornwall: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Truro, Penzance, Falmouth, and Land’s End.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
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 “Portwrinkle”. Photo: Robin Lucas, CC BY-SA 2.0.