Rock
Rock is a village in North Cornwall, on the Camel Estuary. Rock is a popular base for holidaymakers. It is sometimes referred to as "Britain's St Tropez" and the "Kensington of Cornwall" due to its popularity with affluent holidaymakers.
- Type: Village with 1,200 residents
- Description: village in St Minver Lowlands, Cornwall, England, UK
- Also known as: “Rock, Cornwall”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Brea Hill and Daymer Bay.
Padstow Institute, Library And Museum
Community center
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Padstow and Trebetherick.
Rock
- Category: locality
- Location: St Minver, North Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.5447° or 50° 32′ 41″ north
Longitude
-4.9118° or 4° 54′ 43″ west
Population
1,200
Elevation
151 feet (46 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB ROC
Open location code
9C2QG3VQ+V7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Rock” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “راك”
- Basque: “Rock (Kornualles)”
- Basque: “Rock”
- Cornish: “Pennmeyn”
- Dutch: “Rock”
- Egyptian Arabic: “راك”
- French: “Rock”
- German: “Rock”
- Irish: “Rock”
- Japanese: “ロック”
- Malayalam: “റോക്ക്”
- Persian: “راک، کورنوال”
- Persian: “راک”
- Polish: “Rock”
- Russian: “Рок”
- Spanish: “Rock”
- Swedish: “Rock, Cornwall”
- Urdu: “راک، کورنوال”
- Welsh: “Rock, Cernyw”
- Welsh: “Rock”
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Places to explore: Splatt and Pityme.
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