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Porthleven
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| Port | |
 Porthleven Harbour | |
  Porthleven Location within Cornwall | |
| Population | 3,059 (2011 Census including Ashton and Balwest) |
| OS grid reference | SW6225 |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HELSTON |
| Postcode district | TR13 |
| Dialling code | 01326 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Porthleven (/ˌpɔːθˈlɛvən/) is a town, civil parish and fishing port near Helston, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The most southerly port in Great Britain, it was a harbour of refuge when this part of the Cornish coastline was infamous for wrecks in the days of sail.[1] The South West Coast Path from Somerset to Dorset passes through the town.[2] The population at the 2011 census was 3,059.[3][4]
- ^ "Cornwall Online – The Lizard Peninsula Guide". Lizard-peninsula.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 May 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ The Lizard (Map). Southampton: Ordnance Survey. 2015. ISBN 978 0 319 24305 3.
- ^ "Porthleven and Helston South – UK Census Data 2011". Ukcensusdata.com. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ City Population site. Retrieved 9 November 2020.