The Rame Peninsula ( kw, Gorenys an Ros) is a peninsula in south-east

Cornwall Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a Historic counties of England, historic county and Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people ...

. The peninsula is surrounded by the

English Channel The English Channel, "The Sleeve"; nrf, la Maunche, "The Sleeve" ( Cotentinais) or ( Jèrriais), ( Guernésiais), "The Channel"; br, Mor Breizh, "Sea of Brittany"; cy, Môr Udd, "Lord's Sea"; kw, Mor Bretannek, "British Sea"; nl, Het Ka ...

to the south, Plymouth Sound to the east, the Hamoaze to the northeast and the estuary of the River Lynher to the northwest. On a clear day, the Atlantic Ocean can be seen from advantageous points from Rame Head. The largest settlement is Torpoint, which is on the eastern coast, facing Devonport in

Plymouth Plymouth () is a port city status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority in South West England. It is located on the south coast of Devon, approximately south-west of Exeter and south-west of London. It is bordered by Cornwall to ...

Devon Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devo ...

. The peninsula is named after Rame Head, to the south of the peninsula. The peninsula also includes the village and parish of

Rame "Rame" is a rare word in English which means branch. Rame is also the name of two villages in Cornwall: Rame may also refer to: Geography * Rame, Maker-with-Rame, in southeast Cornwall **Rame Head, a coastal headland near the first of these, as w ...

. The entire area of the peninsula is designated an

Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB; , AHNE) is an area of countryside in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, that has been designated for conservation due to its significant landscape value. Areas are designated in recognition of ...

Settlements

Other places on the peninsula include: Antony, Cawsand,

Crafthole Crafthole is a village in the parish of Sheviock, in southeast Cornwall, England, UK. The village has a pub (Finnygook Inn), Post Office, shop, Methodist chapel, and village hall. History Crafthole in the late 19th century, was notorious fo ...

Cremyll Cremyll (pronounced ) is a small coastal village in south-east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Cremyll is on the Rame Peninsula facing Plymouth Sound. The village is about 9 miles by road or 0.5 miles by boat from Plymouth. It is in the ci ...

, Fourlanesend,

Freathy Freathy ( kw, Frydhi) is a beach and coastal settlement on the Rame Peninsula in east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 201 ''Plymouth & Launceston'' Freathy is accessible by the coast road along which run ...

, Higher Wilcove, Kingsand, Lower Tregantle, Maker, Millbrook,

Mount Edgcumbe House Mount Edgcumbe House is a stately home in south-east Cornwall and is a Grade II listed building, whilst its gardens and parkland are listed as Grade I in the Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England. Mount Edgcumbe ...

, Mount Edgcumbe Country Park, Penlee,

Portwrinkle Portwrinkle ( kw, Porthwykkel) is a small coastal village in south-east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is at the western end of Whitsand Bay five miles (8 km) south-west of Saltash. Portwinkle was traditionally a fishing village and ...

Sheviock Sheviock ( kw, Seviek, meaning ''strawberry bed'') is a coastal civil parish and a hamlet in south-east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The parish is two miles (3 km) south of St Germans and three miles (5 km) south-west of Saltash ...

, and St John and Withnoe Barton. Kingsand and Cawsand are protected by the

headland A headland, also known as a head, is a coastal landform, a point of land usually high and often with a sheer drop, that extends into a body of water. It is a type of promontory. A headland of considerable size often is called a cape.Whittow, J ...

. Much of the peninsula is owned by the Mount Edgcumbe estate which also includes Mount Edgcumbe Country Park.

County history

Until boundary reform in the 19th century a part of the peninsula was part of

, not Cornwall. The Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844 transferred parts of Maker and St John, ensuring those parishes (and the peninsula) were entirely in Cornwall. These manors had been possessions of Tavistock Abbey from Norman times.

Footnotes

External links

Caradon District Council on the peninsula
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National Coastwatch Institution at Rame HeadRame Heritage
Peninsulas of Cornwall Places formerly in Devon {{Caradon-geo-stub

Settlements

County history

See also

Footnotes

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