Polruan
Sign in to savePolruan () 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.
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Key facts
- UK place.static_image_name
- Polruan panorama (2025).jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Polruan viewed across the river from Fowey
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.map_type
- Cornwall
- UK place.official_name
- Polruan
- UK place.cornish_name
- Porthruwon
- UK place.civil_parish
- Lanteglos-by-Fowey
- UK place.unitary_england
- Cornwall
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Cornwall
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- South East Cornwall
- UK place.post_town
- FOWEY
- UK place.postcode_district
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Lanteglos
- Official website
- www.polruan.org.uk
- Image
- Lanteglos, entrance to Pont Pill - geograph.org.uk - 1361659.jpg
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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 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.