Boscastle

Boscastle is a spectacularly located fishing village and tourist attraction on the coast of . The oldest and most attractive parts of the village surround the cliff-bound harbour and extend up the river valley.
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  • Type: Village with 641 residents
  • Description: village and fishing port on north coast of Cornwall, England
  • Also known as: “Boscastle, Cornwall” and “Castel Boterel”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Museum of Witchcraft and Magic and Forrabury and Minster parish churches.

Museum
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The , formerly known…

Church
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The civil parishes to which the Forrabury and Minster…

Church
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Trevalga and Beeny.

Hamlet
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is a coastal civil parish and hamlet in north , England, United Kingdom.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in north , .

Locality
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is a small valley in the parish of Tintagel, north , England, .

Boscastle

Latitude
50.6895° or 50° 41′ 22″ north
Longitude
-4.6924° or 4° 41′ 33″ west
Population
641
Elevation
289 feet (88 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB BSC
Open location code
9C2QM8Q5+R3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 401881392
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2655148
Wiki­data ID
Q848212
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Boscastle” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بسكستل”
  • Basque: “Boscastle”
  • Basque: “Kastel Boterel”
  • Cebuano: “Boscastle”
  • Cornish: “Kastel Boterel”
  • Cornish: “Kastell Boterel”
  • Dutch: “Boscastle”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بسكستل”
  • French: “Boscastle”
  • Galician: “Boscastle”
  • German: “Boscastle”
  • Hebrew: “בוסקאסל”
  • Hungarian: “Boscastle”
  • Irish: “Boscastle”
  • Italian: “Boscastle”
  • Japanese: “ボスキャッスル”
  • Latin: “Boscastle”
  • Persian: “بوسکاسل”
  • Polish: “Boscastle”
  • Quechua: “Boscastle”
  • Slovenian: “Boscastle”
  • Spanish: “Boscastle”
  • Swedish: “Boscastle”
  • Urdu: “باس کاسٹل”
  • Welsh: “Boscastle”
  • Welsh: “Kastel Boterel”
  • Western Frisian: “Boscastle”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Penally Point and Trehane.

North Cornwall: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Tintagel and Newquay.

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