Towns & cities · South West England
Polgigga
Polgigga — village in Cornwall, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Polgigga is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Cornwall, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 50.0560°, -5.6660°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Polgigga (or Poljigga) (Cornish: Pollsyger) is a hamlet in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, on the B3315 Land's End to Penzance road and within the civil parish of St Levan. Polgigga is 8 miles (13 km) west of Penzance and 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Land's End. The hamlet used to be home to its own winery and a blacksmith's and is now almost entirely residential. The poet and writer Dylan Thomas lived here for a short period in 1936. Nearby settlements include Trebehor, Trethewey and Bottoms.
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Background
History
At the time of the Tithe Apportionments in 1838 the parish of St Levan consisted of dispersed farming hamlets such as nearby Trebehor and Trethrewy. Apart from Trebehor Cottages, Polgigga did not exist.
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- Coordinates
- 50.0560, -5.6660
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- St. Levan
- Postcode
- TR19 6LS
- Parliamentary constituency
- St Ives
Sources
- wikidata: Q648549 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Polgigga (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Village Pond, Polgigga - geograph.org.uk - 1054409.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Polgigga?
- Polgigga is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TR19 6LS), in the parish of St. Levan.
- Is Polgigga a protected site?
- Yes — Polgigga is part of the Cornwall National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Polgigga free to visit?
- Yes, Polgigga is free to enter.
- How do I get to Polgigga?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TR19 6LS. It sits within the St Ives parliamentary constituency.