Cornwall England United Kingdom
50.344434,-5.154444

Perranporth

Perranporth (Standard Written Form: Porthperan) is a seaside resort town on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is 2.1 miles east of the St Agnes Heritage Coastline, and around 7 miles south-west of Newquay. Perranporth and its 2 miles (3 km) long beach face the Atlantic Ocean. It has a population of 3,066, and is the largest settlement in the civil parish of Perranzabuloe. It has an electoral ward in its own name whose population was 4,270 in the 2011 census. The town's modern name comes from Porth Peran, the Cornish for The Cove of Saint Piran who is the patron saint of Cornwall. He founded the St Piran's Oratory on Penhale Sands, near Perranporth, in the 7th century. The Oratory was buried under sand dunes for many centuries, being unearthed in the 19th century (reference required).

Distance between:

London to Perranporth 234 Miles / 377 Kms
Liverpool to Perranporth 232 Miles / 373 Kms

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15 Best Things to Do in Perranporth (Cornwall, England)

museum Nearby

Perranzabuloe Museum

tourist attraction Nearby

Perranporth CoastSnap
Perranporth Boating Lake
Winston Graham Memorial Bench