Portholland
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Portholland (Cornish: Porthalan) is a settlement in Cornwall, England, UK. It is on the south coast in the civil parish of St Michael Caerhays.[1] The name Portholland comes from the Cornish language elements porth, meaning 'cove' or 'harbour', and Alan, a personal name.[2]
Portholland is two adjacent villages, West Portholland and East Portholland at opposite ends of two separate namesake beaches which join in the middle. It is possible to walk between the two villages on the beach at low tide. East Portholland has a post office and general store. Portholland lies within the
Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
(AONB).
East Portholland was a
Cairnholm in the 2016 film Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
.
References
- ^ Ordnance Survey One-inch Map of Great Britain; Truro and Falmouth, sheet 190. 1961
- ^ Akademi Kernewek place names - Porthalan