Towns & cities · South West England
Polruan
Polruan — village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Par · 6.0 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Polruan is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Address: PL23. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 50.3273°, -4.6333°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Polruan to Polperro SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Polruan (Cornish: Porthruwon) 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 neighbouring 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. The population of Polruan was 534 in the 2021 census.
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Background
History
Polruan has never been a centre for fishing, although it is often mistakenly called a fishing village. In the 1851 census there were just four men giving their occupations as fishermen, the majority were linked to shipbuilding or were mariners. In the medieval period Polruan produced some very large ships, employed in the wine trade with Bordeaux. In 1343 five Polruan ships were in the King's service. A century later the Edward of Polruan was accused of piracy and its size can be shown by the number of men it carried, 200 men 'armed and arrayed for war.' St Ruan was the first to occupy the top of Polruan Hill the point where St Saviour's ruin still stands today. The ruin of St Saviour's…
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- Coordinates
- 50.3273, -4.6333
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- Lanteglos
- Postcode
- PL23
- Parliamentary constituency
- South East Cornwall
- Nearest railway station
- Par — 6 km
- Official site
- www.polruan.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q752484 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Polruan (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Lanteglos, entrance to Pont Pill - geograph.org.uk - 1361659.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Polruan?
- Polruan is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode PL23), in the parish of Lanteglos.
- Is Polruan a protected site?
- Yes — Polruan is part of the Polruan to Polperro SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Cornwall National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Polruan free to visit?
- Yes, Polruan is free to enter.
- How do I get to Polruan?
- The nearest railway station is Par, about 6.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode PL23.