Porthleven
Porthleven (; ) is a town, civil parish and fishing port in Cornwall, England. The most southerly port in Great Britain, it was a harbour of refuge when this part of the Cornish coastline was infamous for wrecks in the days of sail. The South West Coast Path from Somerset to Dorset passes through the town. At the 2021 census, the population of the parish was 3,117.
Key facts
- UK place.postcode_area
- TR
- UK place.type
- Port
- UK place.official_name
- Porthleven
- UK place.cornish_name
- Porthlynn
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.static_image_name
- Porthleven Harbour 2017.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Porthleven Harbour
- UK place.population
- 3,117
- UK place.population_ref
- (Parish, 2021)
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SW6225
- UK place.post_town
- HELSTON
Article
13 sectionsContents
- History
- The harbour
- Lifeboat
- Protected areas
- Governance
- Administrative history
- Sport and leisure
- Twinning
- Notable residents
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
Porthleven (; ) is a town, civil parish and fishing port in Cornwall, England. The most southerly port in Great Britain, it was a harbour of refuge when this part of the Cornish coastline was infamous for wrecks in the days of sail. The South West Coast Path from Somerset to Dorset passes through the town. At the 2021 census, the population of the parish was 3,117.
==History== Methleigh was the site of a fair and annual market from the year 1066. After the Norman Conquest, the Bishop of Exeter held the manor of Methleigh, but the Earl of Cornwall possessed the right to hold the fair. At the time of the Domesday Survey there were of arable land, of pasture and of underbrush. The population consisted of 15 villeins, 4 smallholders and 3 serfs.