Portwrinkle () is a small coastal village in south-east
Cornwall
Cornwall (; or ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is also one of the Celtic nations and the homeland of the Cornish people. The county is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, ...
, 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 the old 17th century walls of the
pilchard cellars are still standing, although they have been incorporated into housing. The village has a harbour and two beaches are accessible from it. Although the village has no shops, apart from the beach car park cafe, there is a
post office
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in nearby village of
Crafthole.
The Whitsand Bay Hotel – formerly a mansion called Thanckes House in nearby
Torpoint, dismantled and re-erected in Portwrinkle – closed in 2018 but () the Grade II listed building still stands, awaiting redevelopment.
Eglarooze Cliff
Eglarooze Cliff (), to the west of the village, is designated a
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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for its
biological interest. The cliff is noted to contain 2
Red Data Book endangered plant species; the
slender bird's-foot trefoil and
carrot broomrape.
References
External links
Villages in Cornwall
Fishing communities in England
Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cornwall
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