Perranporth

Perranporth is small seaside resort on the north coast of . The village's modern name comes from Porth Peran, which is Cornish for the cove of Saint Piran, the patron saint of Cornwall.
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  • Type: Village with 3,210 residents
  • Description: village in Cornwall, the United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Perranporth, Cornwall”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Michael Mission Church and Perranporth.

Church
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Aerodrome
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Airfield airfield is located 1.5 NM southwest of and 6 NM southwest of , in the village of Trevellas, , , .

Archaeological site
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is an amphitheatre in the hamlet of , midway between the villages of and Perranporth, , UK. It is described as the best surviving example of a , a medieval amphitheatre used for performing the Ordinalia, or Cornish miracle plays, and Cornish wrestling tournaments.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bolingey and Goonhavern.

Village
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is a village on the north coast of , England, United Kingdom. It is half-a-mile south of the small seaside resort of Perranporth and is in the civil parish of .

Village
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is a village in , England, in the civil parish of . It is located along the A3075 road, about two miles east of Perranporth.

Village
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is a hamlet near in , England. The name comes from the Cornish language words Peran or Saint Piran, and komm, meaning 'small valley' or 'dingle'.

Perranporth

Latitude
50.3444° or 50° 20′ 40″ north
Longitude
-5.1538° or 5° 9′ 14″ west
Population
3,210
Elevation
39 feet (12 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB PNP
Open location code
9C2P8RVW+QF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1600818794
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2640367
Wiki­data ID
Q390260
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Perranporth” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “برنبرث”
  • Basque: “Perranporth”
  • Bulgarian: “Перанпортх”
  • Cebuano: “Perranporth”
  • Chinese: “佩倫波斯”
  • Cornish: “Porthperan”
  • Cornish: “Porthpyran”
  • Dutch: “Perranporth”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “برنبرث”
  • French: “Perranporth”
  • Irish: “Perranporth”
  • Italian: “Perranporth”
  • Japanese: “ペランポース”
  • Japanese: “ペランポース村”
  • Latin: “Perranporth”
  • Persian: “پرنپورت”
  • Polish: “Perranporth”
  • Russian: “Перранпорт”
  • Spanish: “Perranporth”
  • Swedish: “Perranporth”
  • Urdu: “پیران پورتھ”
  • Welsh: “Perranporth”
  • Welsh: “Porthperan”

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