Portreath
| |
|---|---|
 Portreath harbour at low tide | |
  Portreath Location within Cornwall | |
| Population | 1,336 (2011 census including Bridge and Cambrose)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SW655455 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | REDRUTH |
| Postcode district | TR16 |
| Dialling code | 01209 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Portreath (Cornish: Porthtreth or Porth Treth)[2] is a civil parish, village and fishing port on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is about three miles (5 km) west-north-west of Redruth.[3] The village extends along both sides of a stream valley and is centred on the harbour and beach. West of the harbour entrance and breakwater are two sandy beaches that are popular with holidaymakers, surfers and naturists.[4]
Portreath lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Almost a third of Cornwall has AONB designation, with the same status and protection as a National Park. Separately, in early 2017, the village was looking to be a hedgehog-friendly village.[5] It would join Burton Fleming in the East Riding of Yorkshire as one of a handful of hedgehog-friendly villages in the UK.[6]
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End ISBN 978-0-319-23148-7
- ^ "Bassetts Cove (Spratting Cove)". Cornwall Beach Guide. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "Portreath school children encouraged to help Portreath go hedgehog friendly - Cornwall Council". Archived from the original on 23 April 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "The hedgehog friendly village". BBC News.