Spit Beach

Places of Interest Nearby

Par Coastal Gun Battery

Historic site

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 2,400 feet north of Spit Beach.

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 1 mile north of Spit Beach.

Church of the Good Shepherd

Church

Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of the Good Shepherd is situated 3,800 feet north of Spit Beach.

Places in the Area

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.

Polkerris

Hamlet

Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Polkerris is a small village on the south coast of Cornwall, England. It forms part of the civil parish of Fowey. The village is part of the Menabilly estate, which is one of the seats of the Rashleigh family.

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