Gorran Haven
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Coordinates: 50°14′23″N 4°47′36″W / 50.2397°N 4.7932°W
| Gorran Haven | |
| Cornish: Porthyust | |
 Gorran Haven |
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 Gorran Haven
Gorran Haven shown within Cornwall |
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| Population | 1,271 (Parish, 2001) |
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| OS grid reference | SX009414 |
| Civil parish | St Goran |
| Unitary authority | Cornwall |
| Ceremonial county | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ST. AUSTELL |
| Postcode district | PL26 |
| Dialling code | 01726 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | St Austell and Newquay |
| List of places: UK • England • Cornwall | |
Gorran Haven (Cornish: Porthyust) is a fishing village on the south coast of Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Mevagissey.[1]
The village lies in a cove between two sandy beaches.[2] Vault Beach (also known as Bow beach) is south of Gorran Haven and Great Perhaver Beach is to the north.
[edit] Notable residents
The geologist Charles William Peach worked in the area and there is a plaque to his memory in the village. His son Ben Peach was born in Gorran Haven.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 204 Truro & Falmouth ISBN 9780319231494
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 204 Truro & Falmouth ISBN 9780319231494
- ^ David Oldroyd, ‘Peach, Benjamin Neeve (1842–1926)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 16 Dec 2009
[edit] External links
Media related to Gorran Haven at Wikimedia Commons
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