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PORTHGWARRA, a fishing hamlet in the S W of Cornwall; 3 miles S E of Lands-End, and 9 S W of Penzance. It lies at the mouth of a wild vale, and is reachedby a tunnelled roadway. It is celebrated for fine lobsters.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a fishing hamlet" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Cornwall Ancient County |
| Place: | Porthgwarra |
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