Newporth Head
Newporth Head is a locality in Falmouth, South Cornwall, England. Newporth Head is situated nearby to the locality Penrose, as well as near Pennance Point.Places of Interest
Highlights include 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″ northLongitude
-5.08026° or 5° 4′ 49″ westOpen location code
9C2P4WH9+QVOpenStreetMap ID
node 550114877OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityWikidata ID
Q116873757
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In Other Languages
“Newporth Head” goes by many names.
- Cornish: “Penn Porthnowydh”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Penrose and Pennance Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Arthur’s Beach (Sunny Cove) and Falmouth Golf Club.
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