Newporth Head

Newporth Head is a locality in Falmouth, South Cornwall, England. Newporth Head is situated near the locality Penrose, as well as near Pennance Point.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Swanpool and Penmere railway station.

Swanpool

Lagoon

Swanpool is a small coastal saline lagoon with a shingle bar, separating it from the beach of the same name. The South West Coast Path crosses the bar.

Penmere railway station

Railway station

Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Penmere railway station serves the northern part of Falmouth, Cornwall, England. It is on the Maritime Line between Truro and Falmouth Docks. The station is managed by, and the trains operated by, Great Western Railway.

Pendennis Castle

Castle

Photo: Darren Shilson, CC BY 2.0.

Pendennis Castle is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII near Falmouth, Cornwall, England between 1540 and 1542. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended the Carrick Roads waterway at the mouth of the River Fal. Pendennis Castle is situated 2 miles northeast of Newporth Head.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maenporth and Bareppa.

Maenporth

Village

Photo: Hugh Venables, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Maenporth is a cove and beach in west Cornwall, England. It is situated approximately two miles south-southwest of Falmouth on the estuary of the River Fal.

Bareppa

Hamlet

Bareppa is a hamlet in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, three miles southwest of Falmouth. It is in the civil parish of Mawnan.

Mawnan Smith

Village

Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mawnan Smith is a village in the civil parish of Mawnan in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately three miles south of Falmouth. Mawnan Smith is situated 1½ miles southwest of Newporth Head.

Newporth Head

Type: Locality
Description: coastal feature in Cornwall, United Kingdom
Category: headland
Location: Falmouth, South Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.12942° or 50° 7′ 46″ north

Longitude

-5.08026° or 5° 4′ 49″ west

Open location code

9C2P4WH9+QV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 550114877

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

Wikidata ID

Q116873757

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In Other Languages

“Newporth Head” goes by many names.

Cornish: “Penn Porthnowydh”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Penrose and Pennance Point.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Arthur’s Beach (Sunny Cove) and Falmouth Golf Club.

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Worth a closer look: Truro and St Austell.

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