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Praa Sands
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| Village | |
 The beach at Praa Sands | |
  Praa Sands Location within Cornwall | |
| Civil parish | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Penzance |
| Postcode district | TR20 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
Praa Sands (Cornish: Poll an Wragh = Salt Pool of the Wrasse),[1][2] (formerly Prah Sands) commonly pronounced pray or prah, (correctly Pray) is a white-sand beach and coastal village in civil parish of Breage, in Cornwall, England. It lies off the A394 road between Helston and Penzance.[3] Formerly serving the local mining industry, it is now mostly a tourist-orientated area. The beach is popular with surfers and walkers. Towards the south eastern end of the beach is a WW2 Type 24 pillbox. Originally this was constructed on top of the cliffs but it has been subjected to coastal erosion and has settled down onto the beach.
- ^ "Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF)". Archived from the original on 15 May 2013.
List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Pane
- ^ "List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel". Cornish Language Partnership. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013.
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End ISBN 978-0-319-23148-7