Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Porthgwarra

Porthgwarra, coast hamlet, Cornwall, in SW. of co., 3 miles SE. of Lands End and 9 miles SW. of Penzance; is famous for the quality of its lobsters.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "coastal hamlet"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Cornwall AncC
Place: Porthgwarra

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