Spit Point
Spit Point is a locality in Tywardreath and Par, Cornwall, England. Spit Point is situated nearby to the hamlet Polmear, as well as near Polkerris.Places of Interest
Highlights include Par Coastal Gun Battery and Par Railway Station.
Par Coastal Gun Battery
Bunker
Photo: Flappy Pigeon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Par Coastal Gun Battery was a coastal gun battery constructed in the summer of 1940 when Britain was facing the threat of invasion from Nazi Germany. It is on the former site of the Par Consols Mine, overlooking Par Docks.
Par Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Par railway station serves the villages of Par, Tywardreath and St Blazey, Cornwall, England. The station is 281 miles 66 chains down the line from London Paddington, measured via Box and Plymouth Millbay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Par and Polmear.
Par
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Par is in South Cornwall. A village and fishing port at the edge of Par Sands between St Austell and Fowey and half a mile from Twywardreath village and nearby to the hamlet of Polmear, at the bottom of Polmear Hill.
Polmear
Hamlet
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Polmear is a hamlet in Cornwall, England, UK. It is located on the A3082 road close to Par Sands and the village of Par. Part is in the civil parish of Fowey and part in Tywardreath and Par parish.
Polkerris
Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Polkerris is a small village on the south coast of Cornwall, England. It forms part of the civil parish of Fowey. The village is part of the Menabilly estate, which is one of the seats of the Rashleigh family.
Spit Point
- Type: Locality
- Description: coastal feature in St Blaise, Cornwall, England, UK
- Category: coastal landform
- Location: Tywardreath and Par, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.34056° or 50° 20′ 26″ northLongitude
-4.70631° or 4° 42′ 23″ westOpen location code
9C2Q87RV+6FOpenStreetMap ID
node 13889433455OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityWikidata ID
Q116883774
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In Other Languages
“Spit Point” goes by many names.
- Cornish: “Beg”
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