Par Docks
Par Docks is in Tywardreath and Par, Cornwall, England. Par Docks is situated nearby to the historic site Par Coastal Gun Battery (The Bunkers), as well as near Spit Beach.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Par Coastal Gun Battery and Par Railway Station.
Par Coastal Gun Battery
Bunker
Photo: Flappy Pigeon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Par Coastal Gun Battery was a coastal gun battery constructed in the summer of 1940 when Britain was facing the threat of invasion from Nazi Germany. It is on the former site of the Par Consols Mine, overlooking Par Docks. Par Coastal Gun Battery is situated 1,400 feet south of Par Docks.
Par Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Par railway station serves the villages of Par, Tywardreath and St Blazey, Cornwall, England. The station is 281 miles 66 chains down the line from London Paddington, measured via Box and Plymouth Millbay. Par Railway Station is situated 4,000 feet north of Par Docks.
Church of the Good Shepherd
Church
Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of the Good Shepherd is situated 2,300 feet north of Par Docks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Par and Polmear.
Par
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Par is in South Cornwall. A village and fishing port at the edge of Par Sands between St Austell and Fowey and half a mile from Twywardreath village and nearby to the hamlet of Polmear, at the bottom of Polmear Hill.
Polmear
Hamlet
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Polmear is a hamlet in Cornwall, England, UK. It is located on the A3082 road close to Par Sands and the village of Par. Part is in the civil parish of Fowey and part in Tywardreath and Par parish.
St Blazey Gate
Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Blazey Gate is a settlement in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom in the civil parish of St Blaise. It is situated between the towns of St Blazey and Par on the A390 to St Austell.
Par Docks
- Type: Industry
- Location: Tywardreath and Par, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.34479° or 50° 20′ 41″ northLongitude
-4.70734° or 4° 42′ 26″ westOperator
ImerysOpen location code
9C2Q87VV+W3OpenStreetMap ID
way 288759399OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Par Coastal Gun Battery (The Bunkers) and Spit Beach.
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