Bohortha

Bohortha
Cornwall
Location
Grid reference:	SW860322
Location:	50°9’7"N, 4°59’47"W
Data
Postcode:	TR2
Local Government
Council:	Cornwall

Bohortha is a coastal village in south Cornwall. It is situated on the east side of the Roseland Peninsula two miles south of Portscatho.

Bohortha lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, as does almost a third of the county. The South West Coast Path runs along the shore here above the beach.

History

The village was formerly known as "St. Anthony" village but has become known as Bohortha after one of the farmsteads that existed there up until the 1970s, the others being Manor Farm and Bohurrow Farm, both of which, as Bohortha, are represented by farmhouses within the village. All three farms, along with Porth Farm near Towan Beach and Place Barton above the nearby Place Manor, are now combined and farmed as one.

There once existed an alehouse or hotel named "The Pig & Whistle" some centuries ago. "The Old School House" down the road was the primary school for the children in and around St Anthony's Head up until the first few decades of the 20th century.

Outside links

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