Mousehole

Mousehole is a charming fishing village in West Cornwall, known for its picturesque harbour. Dylan Thomas described Mousehole as "the loveliest village in England."…
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  • Type: Village with 697 residents
  • Description: village in Cornwall, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Mousehole, Cornwall”, “Porth Enys”, “Porth Ynys”, and “マウスホール”

Places of Interest

Highlights: St Pol de Léon’s Church, Paul and Newlyn Tidal Observatory.

Church
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St Pol de Léon's Church, also known as Paul Parish…

Observatory
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is a grade II listed tide…

Lighthouse
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is a lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newlyn and Paul.

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is a fishing village in West Cornwall, a mile or two south of Penzance.

Village
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is a village in , England, United Kingdom.

Village
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is a village, valley and cove in west , England, UK.

Mousehole

Latitude
50.084° or 50° 5′ 2″ north
Longitude
-5.539° or 5° 32′ 20″ west
Population
697
Elevation
36 feet (11 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB MSH
Open location code
9C2P3FM6+HC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29170208
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2642084
Wiki­data ID
Q1951055
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Mousehole” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “موسهل”
  • Basque: “Mousehole”
  • Breton: “Porthenys”
  • Bulgarian: “Моусехоле”
  • Catalan: “Mousehole”
  • Cebuano: “Mousehole”
  • Chinese: “毛斯爾”
  • Cornish: “Porthenys”
  • Cornish: “Porthynys”
  • Danish: “Mousehole”
  • Dutch: “Mousehole”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “موسهل”
  • French: “Mousehole”
  • German: “Mousehole”
  • Greek: “Μάουσχολ”
  • Irish: “Porthenys”
  • Italian: “Mousehole”
  • Japanese: “マウゼル”
  • Latin: “Mousehole”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mousehole”
  • Persian: “ماوسهول”
  • Polish: “Mousehole”
  • Spanish: “Mousehole”
  • Swedish: “Mousehole”
  • Urdu: “ماؤس ہول”
  • Welsh: “Porthenys”

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