Porkellis

Porkellis
Cornish: *Porthkellys*
Porkellis Cornish: Porthkellys;
	A street in Porkellis
	Porkellis Location within Cornwall
OS grid reference	SW695335
Shire county	Cornwall;
Region	South West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Cornwall
Ambulance	South Western
	List of places UK England Cornwall 50°09′21″N 5°13′51″W / 50.15573°N 5.23097°W

Porkellis (Cornish: Porthkellys)^[1] is a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is approximately three and a half miles north-east of Helston, and is in the heart of the old Wendron mining district.

The village has a pub (The Star Inn), Methodist chapel, village hall and primary school.

The name Porkellis comes from the Cornish language words porth, meaning 'cove' or 'gate', and kellys, meaning 'lost'.^[2]

^ Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF) Archived 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine : List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel Archived 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Cornish Language Partnership.
^ Akademi Kernewek place names - Porthkellys

[1] Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF) Archived 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine : List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel Archived 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Cornish Language Partnership.

[2] Akademi Kernewek place names - Porthkellys

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Porkellis Cornish: Porthkellys
A street in Porkellis
Porkellis Location within Cornwall
OS grid reference	SW695335
Shire county	Cornwall
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom

Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Cornwall
Ambulance	South Western

List of places UK England Cornwall 50°09′21″N 5°13′51″W / 50.15573°N 5.23097°W / 50.15573; -5.23097