Place:Porthtowan, Cornwall, England

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NamePorthtowan
TypeVillage
Coordinates50.2823°N 5.2368°W
Located inCornwall, England
See alsoPenwith Hundred, Cornwall, Englandhundred in which it was located
Redruth Rural, Cornwall, Englandrural district of which it was part 1894-1934
Camborne-Redruth, Cornwall, Englandurban district of which it was part 1934-1974
Illogan, Cornwall, Englandparish and civil parish of which it was a part
St. Agnes (near Redruth), Cornwall, Englandcivil parish of which it is a part
the following text is based on an article in Wikipedia

Porthtowan (meaning "cove of sand dunes") is a small village in St. Agnes (near Redruth) Parish, Cornwall, England. Porthtowan is on Cornwall's north Atlantic coast about 2 km (1.2 mi) west of St Agnes, 4 km (2.5 mi) north of Redruth, 10 km (6.2 mi) west of Truro and 15 km (9.3 mi) south-west of Newquay. It is a coastal area with good surfing and many former mines some of whose stacks and engine houses dot the landscape.

Porthtowan was a village in the parish of St. Agnes and was therefore located in Redruth Rural District 1894-1934 and Camborne-Redruth Urban District 1934-1974.

The Wikipedia article includes descriptions of seven former mines in the vicinity of the village: South Wheal Towan, Tywarnhayle Mine, Tywarnhayle Stannary, Wheal Coates, Wheal Ellen, Wheal Lushington, and Wheal Towan.

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