Praa Sands

Praa Sands
Village
The beach at Praa Sands
Praa Sands is located in Cornwall
Praa Sands
Praa Sands
Location within Cornwall
Civil parish
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPenzance
Postcode districtTR20
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireCornwall
AmbulanceSouth Western
List of places
UK
England
Cornwall
50°06′16″N 5°23′09″W / 50.1045°N 5.3858°W / 50.1045; -5.3858

Praa Sands (Cornish: Poll an Wragh = Salt Pool of the Wrasse),[1][2] (formerly Prah Sands) commonly pronounced pray or prah, (correctly Pray) is a white-sand beach and coastal village in civil parish of Breage, in Cornwall, England. It lies off the A394 road between Helston and Penzance.[3] Formerly serving the local mining industry, it is now mostly a tourist-orientated area. The beach is popular with surfers and walkers. Towards the south eastern end of the beach is a WW2 Type 24 pillbox. Originally this was constructed on top of the cliffs but it has been subjected to coastal erosion and has settled down onto the beach.

  1. ^ "Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF)". Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Pane
  2. ^ "List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel". Cornish Language Partnership. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013.
  3. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End ISBN 978-0-319-23148-7