Pentewan

Pentewan Cornish: Bentewyn
Pentewan Location within Cornwall
OS grid reference	SX 019 472
Civil parish	Pentewan Valley
Unitary authority	Cornwall
Ceremonial county	Cornwall
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ST AUSTELL
Postcode district	PL26
Dialling code	01726
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Cornwall
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	St Austell and Newquay
List of places UK England Cornwall 50°17′31″N 4°46′59″W / 50.292°N 4.783°W / 50.292; -4.783

Pentewan (Cornish: Bentewyn, meaning foot of the radiant stream) is a coastal village and former port in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated at grid reference SX 019 472 3 miles (4.8 km) south of St Austell at the mouth of the St Austell River. ^[1]

Pentewan is in the civil parish of Pentewan Valley and the ecclesiastical parish of St Austell.

Pentewan lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).