Porthtowan
Porthtowan (Standard Written Form: Porth Tewyn, meaning cove of sand dunes) is a small village in Cornwall, UK, which is a popular summer tourist destination. Porthtowan is on Cornwall's north Atlantic coast about 2 km (1.2 mi) west of St Agnes, 4 km (2.5 mi) north of Redruth, 10 km (6.2 mi) west of Truro and 15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of Newquay in the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape, a World Heritage Site.
| Porthtowan | |
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Porthtowan Cliffs seen from West Cliff by R. Spence | |
Porthtowan Location within Cornwall | |
| OS grid reference | SW695475 |
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| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | St Agnes |
| Postcode district | TR4 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
Porthtowan is popular with surfers and industrial archaeologists; former mine stacks and engine houses dot the landscape.
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