Place House

Place House is a house in Gerrans, Cornwall, England. Place House is situated nearby to St Anthony’s church, as well as near the historic site WW2 Army Camp (site of).

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Type: House
Description: Manor in St Anthony in Roseland
Also known as: “Place Manor”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Porthbeor Beach and St Mawes Castle.

Porthbeor Beach

Beach

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Porthbeor Beach is situated 2,400 feet east of Place House.

St Mawes Castle is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII near Falmouth, Cornwall, between 1540 and 1542. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended the Carrick Roads waterway at the mouth of the River Fal. St Mawes Castle is situated 1 mile northwest of Place House.

St Anthony’s Lighthouse

Lighthouse

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St Anthony's Lighthouse is the lighthouse at St Anthony Head, on the eastern side of the entrance to Falmouth harbour, Cornwall, UK. The harbour is also known as Carrick Roads and is one of the largest natural harbours in the world. St Anthony’s Lighthouse is situated 4,200 feet southwest of Place House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bohortha and St Mawes.

Bohortha

Village

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Bohortha is a coastal village in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated on the east side of the Roseland Peninsula two miles south of Portscatho.

St Mawes

Village

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St Mawes is a village on the end of the Roseland Peninsula, in the eastern side of Falmouth harbour, on the south coast of Cornwall, England. The village, formerly two separate hamlets, lies on the east bank of the Carrick Roads, a large waterway created after the Ice Age from an ancient valley which flooded as the melt waters caused the sea level to rise.