Place:Polruan, Cornwall, England

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NamePolruan
Alt namesPorthruansource: Wikipedia
TypeVillage
Coordinates50.317°N 4.6°W
Located inCornwall, England
See alsoWest Hundred, Cornwall, Englandhundred in which it was located
Liskeard Rural, Cornwall, Englandrural district of which it was a part 1894-1974
Lanteglos-by-Fowey, Cornwall, Englandcivil parish in which it is located
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Polruan is a coastal village in the parish of Lanteglos-by-Fowey in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is bounded on three sides by water: to the north by Pont Creek, to the west by the River Fowey and to the south by the English Channel and neighbours village Bodinnick to the north, connected by a 4-mile walk along the hill tops. Polruan is very steep and well protected from the prevailing winds and Polruan Pool is a haven for small boats.

For more information on the area, see Lanteglos-by-Fowey

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