Polperro

Polperro is a large village, civil parish, and fishing harbour within the Polperro Heritage Coastline in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Its population is around 1,554.
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  • Type: Village with 1,210 residents
  • Description: village in Cornwall, England, UK
  • Also known as: Lansallos” and “Polperro, Cornwall

Places of Interest

Highlights include Polperro Heritage Museum Of Smuggling & Fishing and Polperro Primary Academy.

Museum

Building
The is a historic Grade II listed building located atop Peak Rock at the mouth of Polperro Harbour in , England. Originally serving as a storage facility for fishing nets and sails, it occupies what is believed to have been the site of Polperro’s 19th‑century chapel, built for local fishermen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barcelona and Lansallos.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in the parish of in southeast , England, UK.

Village
is a village in the civil parish of Polperro in south , England, United Kingdom. It is situated between and Polperro about 5 miles east of in Registration District. is situated 2 miles west of Polperro.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in , England, United Kingdom. It is located half-a-mile east of village.

Polperro

Latitude
50.3315° or 50° 19′ 53″ north
Longitude
-4.519° or 4° 31′ 9″ west
Population
1,210
Elevation
125 feet (38 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB PLP
Open location code
9C2Q8FJJ+J9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 322056165
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2640152
Wiki­data ID
Q1025780
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Polperro” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: بلبريو
  • Basque: Polperro
  • Basque: Porthpyra
  • Cebuano: Polperro
  • Chinese: 波尔佩罗
  • Chinese: 波爾佩羅
  • Cornish: Porthpyra
  • Czech: Polperro
  • Dutch: Polperro
  • Egyptian Arabic: بلبريو
  • French: Polperro
  • German: Polperro
  • Irish: Polperro
  • Italian: Polperro
  • Japanese: ポルペロ
  • Latin: Polperro
  • Persian: پلپرو
  • Polish: Polperro
  • Russian: Полперро
  • Serbo-Croatian: Polperro
  • Silesian: Polperro
  • Slovenian: Polperro
  • Spanish: Polperro
  • Swedish: Polperro
  • Turkish: Polperro
  • Welsh: Polperro
  • Welsh: Porthpyra
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