Pentewan
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Location within Cornwall | |
OS grid reference | SX 019 472 |
Civil parish | |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
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 | |
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).