Par

Par is in South Cornwall. A village and fishing port at the edge of Par Sands between and and half a mile from Twywardreath village and nearby to the hamlet of Polmear, at the bottom of Polmear Hill.
  • Village with about 1,600 residents
  • …has the IATA airport code PCW
  • Description: small fishing port in Cornwall, UK
  • Also known as
    “An Porth”
    “Par, Cornwall”
    “Porth”

Places of Interest

Discover Par Railway Station and Par Coastal Gun Battery.
Railway station
serves the villages of Par, and , , England.
Historic site
The was a coastal gun battery…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Charlestown and St Blazey.
is a coastal village directly south-east of in South Cornwall.
or St Blaise is a town and civil parish in , England, United Kingdom.
is a small hilltop village on the south…
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Latitude
50.3494° or 50° 20′ 58″ north
Longitude
-4.7051° or 4° 42′ 18″ west
UN/LOCODE
GB PAR
Open location code
9C2Q87XV+QX
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
place = village
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Par” goes by many names.
ParAsturian
ParBasque
Par (Kornualles)Basque
ParCebuano
PorthCornish
ParDutch
პარიGeorgian
An PorthIrish
ParIrish
ParItalian
パーJapanese
ParLadin
پارPersian
پار، کورن‌والPersian
ParPolish
Par, CornwallRomanian
ПарRussian
An PorthScottish Gaelic
ParScottish Gaelic
ParSwedish
PorthWelsh

Localities in the Area

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