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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Porthgwarra like this:
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.
Porthgwarra is now part of CORNWALL Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CORNWALL has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Porthgwarra itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Porthgwarra in Cornwall | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/23917
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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