Port Navas Creek ( kw, Pol Chi Elow, meaning ''creek of the house of elm trees''), or Porthnavas Creek, is one of seven creeks off the
Helford River
The Helford River ( kw, Dowr Mahonyer) is a ria (flooded river valley) in Cornwall, England, fed by small streams into its many creeks. There are seven creeks on the Helford; from west to east these are Ponsontuel Creek, Mawgan Creek, Polpenwit ...
in
Cornwall
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, England,
United Kingdom
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. It splits into three sections with the village of
Porth Navas on the west,
Trenarth Bridge in the middle and the eastern one is near Budock Veane. The creek is well known for the
oyster beds.
Geography
The main section of the creek () is just over 1 km in length, with the branch to Porth Navas on the west, about halfway along. Port Navas Creek lies within the
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 ...
(AONB). Almost a third of Cornwall has AONB designation, with the same status and protection as a National Park.
The Helford River Children's Sailing Trust is based on the creek.
History
A focal point of Port Navas is Port Navas Quay – a grade II listed site which has been degraded. A campaign group has been set up to protect and preserve the Quay and to reverse
environmental damage
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in the wider Helford River area.
At the head of the creek was Wheal Anna Maria, a copper, lead and silver mine with some traces of gold. The mine started in 1833 and by 1882 was described as ″deserted″ in
The Cornishman
''The Cornishman'' is a weekly newspaper based in Penzance, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom which was first published on 18 July 1878. Circulation for the first two editions was 4,000. An edition is currently printed every Thursday. In early Fe ...
newspaper.
References
Sources
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External links
Port Navas Village WebsiteHelford River Children's Sailing TrustPreserve Navas Quay
and w
Rivers of Cornwall
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