Porth Reservoir

Porth Reservoir is a in , , most of which is in the parish of . The concrete dam was completed in 1960, and the lake has a net capacity of approximately 113,000,000 gallons.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Quintrell Downs railway station and Spaceport Cornwall.

Railway station
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serves the village of in , England. It is 300 miles 16 chains measured from the zero point at , on the Atlantic Coast Line.

Aerodrome
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Cornwall Airport Newquay is the main commercial airport for , England, 4+1⁄2 miles northeast of the town of on Cornwall's north coast. Its runway was operated by RAF St Mawgan before 2008, and is now owned by Cornwall Council and operated by Cornwall Airport Limited.

Church
St Columb Minor Church is a late 15th-century parish church Diocese of Truro in , , …

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Columb Major and Newquay.

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is a town in . The designation Major distinguishes it from the smaller settlement and parish of St Columb Minor on the coast.

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is a town on the north coast in , England, United Kingdom. It is a civil parish, seaside resort, regional centre for aerospace industries with an airport and a spaceport, and a fishing port on the North Atlantic coast, approximately 12 miles north of and 20 miles west of .

Village
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St Columb Minor is a village in the civil parish of , on the north coast of , England, United Kingdom. St Columb alone by default refers to the nearby ; both the town and the village are named after the 6th century saint Columba of Cornwall and have dedicated to her.

Porth Reservoir

Latitude
50.4204° or 50° 25′ 14″ north
Longitude
-5.0012° or 5° 0′ 4″ west
Open location code
9C2PCXCX+5G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 102696153
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­reservoir
Wiki­data ID
Q7231743
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Satellite Map

Discover Porth Reservoir from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cornish to Welsh—“Porth Reservoir” goes by many names.
  • Cornish: “Kreun Porthbyghan”
  • French: “Porth Reservoir”
  • Welsh: “Kreun Porthbyghan”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Trebarva and Spitfire Corner.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St Colan and Kernow Solar Farm.

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