Porth, Cornwall

Porth
Cornish: *Porth*
Porth Cornish: Porth;
Hamlet
Civil parish	Newquay;
Unitary authority	Cornwall;
Ceremonial county	Cornwall;
Region	South West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Newquay
Postcode district	TR7
Dialling code	01637
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Cornwall
Ambulance	South Western
Website	https://www.newquay.gov.uk/

Porth is a seaside hamlet in the civil parish of Newquay, Cornwall, England.

Porth is near the village of St Columb Minor. It was known as St. Columb Porth, Originally a small port for the village and was known for importing coal, salt, lime and a multitude of general cargoes. The village is to the east of a 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) sandy inlet with the Iron Age promontory fort of Trevelgue Head, on the northern side.

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