Penberth
Coordinates: 50°3′N 5°38′W / 50.050°N 5.633°W
Penberth Cove
Penberth (Cornish: Benbryhi)[1] is a valley, coastal village and cove on the Penwith peninsula in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is approximately 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Penzance. Most of the village is within the parish of St Buryan and the boundary with St Levan follows the Penberth river.[2]
Penberth Cove was once home to a pilchard fishing industry[3] and is one of the last remaining traditional fishing coves in Cornwall, with a handful of local fishermen still making their living from fishing for mackerel, lobster and crab. There was also a cut flower industry, the produce being sent to London via train from Penzance.[3]
References
- ↑ Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF) : List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel. Cornish Language Partnership.
- ↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End ISBN 978-0-319-23148-7
- 1 2 Beale, Jenny (October 2012). "Penwith South Coast Walk with Adam Sharpe June 17th 2012" (PDF). Cornwall Archaeological Society Newsletter (130): 3. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
External links
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