Perranporth
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 Perran Beach from Droskyn Point | |
  Perranporth Location within Cornwall | |
| Population | 3,066 |
| OS grid reference | SW756540 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Perranporth |
| Postcode district | TR6 |
| Dialling code | 01872 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Perranporth (Standard Written Form: Porthperan)[2] is a seaside resort town on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is 2.1 miles east of the St Agnes Heritage Coastline, and around 7 miles south-west of Newquay. Perranporth and its 2 miles (3 km) long beach face the Atlantic Ocean.[3] It has a population of 3,066,[4] and is the largest settlement in the civil parish of Perranzabuloe. It has an electoral ward in its own name whose population was 4,270 in the 2011 census.[5]
The town's modern name comes from Porth Peran, the Cornish for The Cove of Saint Piran who is the patron saint of Cornwall. He founded the St Piran's Oratory on Penhale Sands, near Perranporth, in the 7th century. The Oratory was buried under sand dunes for many centuries, being unearthed in the 19th century (reference required).
- ^ "Perranzabuloe Parish Council". Perranzabuloe-pc.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ 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 204 Truro & Falmouth ISBN 978-0-319-23149-4
- ^ "Cornwall County Council Statistics". Archived from the original on 25 May 2006. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "Ward population 2011". Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.