Penpont
Penpont is a hamlet in the parish of St Breward, in north Cornwall, England, UK, in the Camel Valley. There is also a place called Penpont near Wadebridge. The meaning of Penpont is "end of the bridge".- Type: Hamlet
- Description: hamlet in Cornwall, England, UK
- Also known as: “Penpont, Cornwall”
Places of Interest
Highlights include De Lank Quarries and The Coach House.
De Lank Quarries
Quarry
Photo: Rupert Fleetingly, CC BY-SA 2.0.
De Lank Quarries is an active quarry and a 54-acre geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in St Breward parish, north Cornwall, England, UK. The quarry, which received its SSSI notification in 1994, takes its name from the nearby De Lank river.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Keybridge and Wenfordbridge.
Keybridge
Hamlet
Keybridge is a hamlet in the parish of Blisland, Cornwall, England. It is named after an old stone bridge across the De Lank River. The bridge is built of granite and dates from the 17th century or earlier; it is a Grade II listed building.
Wenfordbridge
Hamlet
Photo: David Balmford, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wenfordbridge, or Wenford Bridge, is a hamlet some 6 miles north of Bodmin and on the western flank of Bodmin Moor, in Cornwall, England. It takes its name from an old granite bridge over the River Camel, and lies on the border between the parishes of St Breward and St Tudy.
Lank
Hamlet
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lank is a settlement in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately one mile south of St Breward and six miles east-northeast of Wadebridge in St Breward civil parish.
Penpont
- Category: locality
- Location: St Breward, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.53873° or 50° 32′ 19″ northLongitude
-4.70106° or 4° 42′ 4″ westElevation
344 feet (105 metres)Open location code
9C2QG7QX+FHOpenStreetMap ID
node 1585710710OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
“Penpont” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Penpont (Kornualles)”
- Basque: “Penpont”
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