Cadgwith

Cadgwith
Cadgwith is located in Cornwall
Cadgwith
Cadgwith
Location within Cornwall
OS grid referenceSW721146
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHELSTON
Postcode districtTR12
Dialling code01326
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireCornwall
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cornwall
49°59′14″N 5°10′50″W / 49.9872°N 5.1805°W / 49.9872; -5.1805

Cadgwith (Cornish: Porthkajwydh,[1] meaning cove of the thicket) is a village and fishing port in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.[2] It is on the Lizard Peninsula between The Lizard and Coverack.[3] It is in the civil parish of Grade Ruan.

  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. ^ "Must see fishing villages in Cornwall". Travel Daily News. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  3. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 204 Truro & Falmouth ISBN 978-0-319-23149-4