Skip to content
The Great Britain Guide

Natural landmarks · South West England

The Loe

In or near Cury.

The Loe — freshwater lake in Cornwall, England, UK.

The Loe

Photo by Theitalianpen ( talk ) (Wikimedia Commons, Public domain) licence

About

The Loe is a natural landmark in south west. (Freshwater lake in Cornwall, England.) Wikipedia notes: "The Loe, also known as Loe Pool, is the largest natural freshwater lake in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The earliest recorded appearance of this simple name form was in 1337, when it was called 'La Loo', but is mentioned as 'the lake' in 1302; Situated between Porthleven and Gunwalloe and downstream of Helston, it is separated from Mount's Bay by the shingle bank of Loe Bar.". Coordinates 50.0764°, -5.2894°. Sources are credited at the bottom of this page.

Coordinates
50.0764, -5.2894

Sources

Nearby