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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Port Quin like this:
PORTHQUEEN, a cove in the W of Cornwall; immediately S of Kellan Head, and 4½ miles N E of Padstow. Interesting trap dikes are adjacent.
Port Quin is now part of CORNWALL Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CORNWALL has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Port Quin itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Port Quin in Cornwall | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/23919
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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