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Charlestown Harbour, Cornwall

Charlestown, Cornwall

Charlestown is a village and port on the south coast of Cornwall just south of the county's largest town, St Austell, but separated and maintaining its own, Georgian appearance.

The port at Charlestown developed in the late-18th century from the fishing village of West Polmear and has remained relatively unchanged. The village became famous nationwide in 2015 as a major filming location for the BBC series Poldark. (Read more)