Towns & cities · South West England
Porthcurno
Porthcurno — village in Cornwall, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Porthcurno is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Address: TR19. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Cornwall, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 50.0430°, -5.6540°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Porthcurno (Cornish: Porthkornow, meaning "pinnacle cove", see below) is a small village covering a small valley and beach on the south coast of Cornwall, England in the United Kingdom. It is the main settlement in a civil and an ecclesiastical parish, both named St Levan, which comprise Porthcurno, diminutive St Levan itself, Trethewey and Treen. It is centred 6.6 miles (10.6 km) west of the railway, market, and resort town of Penzance and 2.5 miles (4.0 km) from Land's End, the most westerly point of the English mainland. Road access is via the north end of the valley along a long cul-de-sac with short branches off the B3283 and land traditionally associated with the village, including its beach, is on the South West Coast Path.
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Background
Description
Porthcurno is unusually well known for its size because of its history as a major international submarine communications cable station. In the late nineteenth century, the remote beach at Porthcurno became internationally famous as the British termination of early submarine telegraph cables, the first of which was landed in 1870, part of an early international link stretching from the UK to India, which was then a British colony. Porthcurno was chosen in preference to the busy port of Falmouth because of the reduced risk of damage to the cables caused by ships' anchors. In 1872, the Eastern Telegraph Company (ETC) Limited was formed which took over the operation of the cables and built a…
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- Coordinates
- 50.0430, -5.6540
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- St. Levan
- Postcode
- TR19
- Parliamentary constituency
- St Ives
- Official site
- www.liskeard.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q847176 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Porthcurno (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Porthcurno Aerial photo TomCorser2005.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Museum of Global Communications
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Rowena Cade Exhibition
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Cross 150m south west of Rospletha
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Minack Theatre
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The Minack Theatre
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Porthcurno Telegraph Museum
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St Levan's Church, St Levan
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Wayside cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m north east of the church
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Porthcurno Beach
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Rowena Cade Exhibition
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Cross 150m south west of Rospletha
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📷 5Campsites · South West England
Treen Farm Campsite
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📷 5Vineyards · South West England
Treryn Dinas
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Minack Theatre
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Wendy House
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Porthcurno Beach
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Where to eat & stay near Porthcurno
Places to stay
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Lands End Camping And Glamping, Trevescan Farm Equestrian Center, Penzance
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Places to eat & drink
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Porthcurno?
- Porthcurno is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TR19), in the parish of St. Levan.
- What is Porthcurno?
- Porthcurno — village in Cornwall, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Porthcurno?
- Drivers can use postcode TR19.
- Is Porthcurno a protected site?
- Yes — Porthcurno is part of the Cornwall National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Porthcurno free to visit?
- Yes, Porthcurno is free to enter.
- How do I get to Porthcurno?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TR19. It sits within the St Ives parliamentary constituency.