Porthleven
Porthleven
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 Porthleven Harbour | |
  Porthleven Location withinCornwall | |
| Population | 3,094(2011) |
| OS grid reference | SW6225 |
| Ceevil pairish |
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| Unitar authority | |
| Ceremonial coonty | |
| Region | |
| Kintra | Ingland |
| Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
| Post toun | HELSTON |
| Postcode destrict | TR13 |
| Diallin code | 01326 |
| Police | Devon an Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | Sooth Wastren |
| EU Pairlament | South West England |
| UK Pairlament | |
Porthlevenis a toun,ceevil parishan fishin port inCornwall,Unitit Kinrick,nearHelston.It is the maist sootherly port on the island oGreat Breetain[1]an wis oreeginally developed as aharbouro refuge, when this pairt o the Cornish coastline wis recognised as a black spot forwrecksin days o sail. NearbiLoe Barwis pairticularly infamous, wi swimmers an surfers being warned aff the aurie tae this day.
History an geografie
[eedit|eedit soorce]Historically an for local-govrenment purposes, Porthleven wis includit athin the toun bundaries o nearbiHelston.Efter years o growth, it nou haes its awntoun cooncil.Its population in 2001 recordit bi theUK census was 3,190.[2]
Includin tourists an surfers wad swell that number considerably. Porthleven haes exploitit its location an exposur tae pouerfulswellstae become ane o the best-kent an heichlie-regarditsurfinspots in Breetain.Wavesregularly exceedin 2 metres break on the shallaereefthat wis shaped bi blastin the harbour. Due tae theprevailin wasterly windsit wis vera easy for a ship unner sail tae become entrapped athin the bay an be cast up on the rocks which made up the sma fishin coves oMullion,Kynancean the Lizard.
Arguably, Porthleven's maist recognisable biggin is the Bickford-Smith Institute which is next tae the pier an harbour entrance. Wi a touer o aboot 70 fuit in heicht, it haes the appearance o a kirk but currently is uised as a snooker club an hooses the toun cooncil offices. It featured (alang wi various ither scenes frae the toun) as the incident room in an episode o the TV detective seriesWycliffe.
TheRoyal National Lifeboat Institutionstationed alifeboatat Portleven in 1863. A boat hoose wis built at Breageside frae whaur the boat wis taken tae the water on a carriage. A new boat hoose on the wast side o the harbour entrance wis opened in 1894 wi a slipway tae mak launchin easier. The station wis closed in 1929 as the neighbourin stations atThe LizardanPenleehaed been equipped wi motor lifeboats that coud cover the whole oMount's Bay.The slipway wis dismantled an the boat hoose saw uise as a store for a while but haes syne become the Shipwreck Centre museum.[3]
Notable residents
[eedit|eedit soorce]Porthleven wis the birthplace o the Victorian theologian an releegious writerPender Hodge Cudlip.
Porthleven wis the hame toun o theDambusters' Commandin Officer,Guy Gibson,an there is a road named in his memory. Umwhilemotor racindriverChris Craft- who competed in the24 Hours of Le Mansrace for ower a decade, including a third-placed finish in1976,as well as twa races inFormula Ane- wis born in Porthleven.
Twinnin
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References
[eedit|eedit soorce]- ↑Cornwall Online - The Lizard Peninsula Guide
- ↑"Cornwall County Council - Districts - Kerrier - Parish Population Statistics - 2001".Archived fraethe originalon 25 Mey 2006.Retrieved15 September2011.
- ↑Leach, Nicholas (2006) [2000].Cornwall's Lifeboat Heritage.Chacewater: Twelveheads Press. pp. 37–38.ISBN0-906294-43-6.
Freemit airtins
[eedit|eedit soorce]- PorthlevenatCurlie
- Porthleven Sithney Guisseny Twinning AssociationArchived2011-10-03 at theWayback Machine
- Porthleven Old Cornwall SocietyArchived2011-09-28 at theWayback Machine
- Cornwall Record Office Online Catalogue for PorthlevenArchived2007-09-30 at theWayback Machine