Portholland

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Portholland
Cornwall
Portholland from West Portholland - geograph.org.uk - 303330.jpg
Portholland from West Portholland
Location
Grid reference: SW959413
Location: 50°14’11"N, 4°51’49"W
Data
Post town: St Austell
Postcode: PL26
Local Government
Council: Cornwall

Portholland is a village in Cornwall, on the south coast in the civil parish of St Michael Caerhays.

Portholland consists of two adjacent villages, West Portholland and East Portholland at opposite ends of the same beach. It is possible to walk between the two villages on the beach at low tide. North Portholland has a post office and general store.

Portholland is within the 'Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty', as is almost a third of the county.

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