Gorran Haven () is a

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, in the

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St Goran St Goran is a coastal civil parish in Cornwall, England, UK, six miles (10 km) south-southwest of St Austell. The largest settlement in the parish is the coastal village of Gorran Haven, a mile to the east with a further cluster of homes at ...

, on the south coast of

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, England, UK. It is about south of

Mevagissey Mevagissey (; kw, Lannvorek) is a village, fishing port and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty The Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty covers in Cornwall, England, UK; that is, about 27% of the total area of the county. It comprises 12 separate areas, designated under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 for s ...

(AONB).

Overview

The village lies in a

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between two sandy beaches.

Vault Beach Vault Beach (also Bow Beach) is situated on the south coast of Cornwall, England, UK, near Gorran Haven.Ordnance Survey ''One-inch Map of Great Britain; Truro and Falmouth, sheet 190''. 1961 The beach consists mainly of shingle but does have some ...

(also known as Bow beach) is south of Gorran Haven and Great Perhaver Beach is to the north, both beaches are

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beaches. Gorran Haven was an ancient fishing harbour; its first pier was built in the 15th century. In the 18th and 19th centuries it became a port handling merchandise brought from

Fowey Fowey ( ; kw, Fowydh, meaning 'Beech Trees') is a port town and civil parish at the mouth of the River Fowey in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town has been in existence since well before the Norman invasion, with the local ch ...

by barges and lighters. The pier was rebuilt in the 1820s and reconstructed in 1888. There are two churches in the village, Haven Church (previously Mount Zion), and St Just Church. St Just Church had been used as a fish cellar for over a century. In 1812 the Congregationalists of

Mevagissey Mevagissey (; kw, Lannvorek) is a village, fishing port and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

Notable residents

* Sir

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(1945– ), civil servant, was born in and spent his early childhood in the village. *

Charles William Peach Charles William Peach ALS (30 September 1800 – 28 February 1886) was a British naturalist and geologist. He discovered fossils in Cornwall, after it had been stated by the geologists William Conybeare, that there were no fossil-bearing rock ...

(1800–1886), naturalist and geologist, lived in the village and worked in the surrounding landscape, there is a plaque to his memory in the village. *

Ben Peach Benjamin Neeve Peach (6 September 1842 – 29 January 1926) was a British geologist. Life Peach was born at Gorran Haven in Cornwall on 6 September 1842 to Jemima Mabson and Charles William Peach, an amateur British naturalist and geologist. ...

(1842–1926), son of Charles, geologist, was born in the village. *

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(1931–2013), author, lived in the village for over 50 years.

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External links

Village website
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Notable residents

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