St Austell Bay ( kw, Baya Ti war Dreth) is a
bay on
Cornwall
Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic ...
's south coast which is bounded to the east by
Gribbin Head
Gribbin Head ( kw, an Gribyn) is a promontory on the south coast of Cornwall, England, UK, owned and managed by the National Trust. It separates St Austell Bay from the estuary of the River Fowey and is marked by a large tower used to aid navig ...
and to the west by
Black Head.
Since 1 April 2009, it has also been the name of a
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
, one of
four new parishes created on for the
St Austell area. It lies southeast of the town of
St Austell[Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 200 ''Newquay & Bodmin'' ] and stretches along the coast from
Charlestown in the north to Black Head in the south. It includes the communities of Charlestown,
Duporth
Duporth ( Cornish: ''Dewborth''; also Duporth Holiday Village) was situated on Porthpean Road, just outside St Austell in south Cornwall, England, UK. For over 50 years, it was a holiday resort, until its closure in 2006. The site has now been s ...
, Porthpean (
Higher and
Lower Porthpean
Lower Porthpean is a coastal hamlet in Cornwall, England, UK. It is close to Higher Porthpean
Higher Porthpean is a village south of Duporth and contiguous with Lower Porthpean in Cornwall, England. It has a small church, dedicated to St L ...
) and
Trenarren and is represented by seven councillors.
Cornwall Council website
Retrieved May 2010
References
External links
Civil parishes in Cornwall
Beaches of Cornwall
Populated coastal places in Cornwall
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