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Village in Cornwall, England
Polperro (Cornish: Porthpyra, meaning Pyra's cove) is a large village, civil parish, and fishing harbour within the Polperro Heritage Coastline in south
Polperro
Cornish fishing vessel
The Polperro Gaffer is a type of fishing vessel used in Cornwall. The Great Gale of 1891 destroyed the fishing fleets of many of the smaller Cornish villages
Polperro_Gaffer
Protected area in Cornwall, England
Polruan to Polperro is a coastal Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and Special Area of Conservation (SAC) in south-east Cornwall, England, UK
Polruan_to_Polperro
Carved pumpkin or root vegetable lantern
a rhyme used in Polperro, Cornwall, in conjunction with Joan the Wad, the Cornish version of Will-o'-the-wisp. The people of Polperro regarded them both
Jack-o'-lantern
World War II battle, 1944–1945
Webster's Cribs for Victory: The Untold Story of Bletchley Park's Secret Room, Polperro Heritage Press, ISBN 978-0-9559541-8-4 Pogue, Forrest C. (1954), The Supreme
Battle_of_the_Bulge
Former net storage building / boat loft in Cornwall, England
historic Grade II listed building located atop Peak Rock at the mouth of Polperro Harbour in Cornwall, England. Originally serving as a storage facility
Net_Loft
Ceremonial county in England
platform. Also on the south coast, the picturesque fishing village of Polperro, at the mouth of the Pol River, and the fishing port of Looe on the River
Cornwall
Lighthouse in Cornwall, England
fourth Eddystone lighthouse built on the Stone 13 miles South-east of Polperro, Cornwall, England. Built by the English civil engineer John Smeaton (1724-1792)
Eddystone_Lighthouse
River in south-east Cornwall, England
The River Pol, also known as the Polperro River, is a small river in southeastern Cornwall. The river rises near the village of Pelynt, and then flows
River_Pol
Knitten woollen sweater worn by seamen
the same name, sometimes known as a knit-frock in Cornwall, especially Polperro. The guernsey is the mainstay of Guernsey's knitting industry which can
Guernsey_(clothing)
English television presenter and writer (born 1957)
Liverpool to London. They also have a second home at Talland Bay, near Polperro, Cornwall, having been on holiday together there before their marriage
Richard_Madeley
British video game designer
game.[citation needed] One of his works, The Lost Crown, was based on the Polperro harbour, which was renamed as Saxton in the game.[citation needed] Hazen
Jonathan_Boakes
British writer and literary critic (1863–1944)
family of Polperro". Polperro Heritage Museum. Retrieved 2 March 2012. Johns, Jeremy Rowett (2000). "The Couch family of Polperro". Polperro Heritage Museum
Arthur_Quiller-Couch
Tristanian politician (born 1970)
Retrieved 2025-03-12. Glass, Conrad (2014-01-01). Rockhopper Copper. Polperro Heritage Press. ISBN 978-0-9530012-3-1. Lansford, Tom (2017-03-31). Political
Ian_Lavarello
British battleship (1906–1919)
9th she undertook her eight-hour-long full-power contractor trials off Polperro on the Cornwall coast during which she averaged 20.05 knots and 21.6 knots
HMS_Dreadnought_(1906)
Economic activity in the English county
The Cornish lugger was a traditional type of fishing boat and at Polperro Polperro Gaffers were used. The most important fishing ports on the north coast
Fishing_in_Cornwall
Anglo-French child actor
autobiography, Through Grown-up Eyes: Living with Childhood Fame, was published by Polperro Heritage Press in September 2013. Henrey was interviewed on BBC Radio 4's
Bobby_Henrey
2023 British TV series or programme
Guardian, conversely, awarded the first episode two out of five stars. Polperro Fowey Peter claimed to be called "Richard Baxter" after having met Anne
Beyond_Paradise_(TV_series)
British businessman, plumber (died 1910)
with pride: the story of Thomas Crapper (2nd ed.). Clifton-upon-Teme: Polperro Heritage. ISBN 978-0-9559541-5-3. Eschner, Kat (28 September 2017). "Three
Thomas_Crapper
Group of islands in the South Atlantic
2015. Retrieved 18 April 2021. Glass, Conrad (2014). Rockhopper Copper. Polperro Heritage Press. ISBN 978-0-9530012-3-1. "From Camogli to Tristan da Cunha
Tristan_da_Cunha
Small island nature reserve off Cornwall, England
the English Channel, about one mile from East Looe in the direction of Polperro, it is about 22.5 acres (9 ha) in area and a mile (1.6 km) in circumference
Looe_Island
Tristanian politician (1948-2019)
Retrieved 2024-12-19. Glass, Conrad (2014-01-01). Rockhopper Copper. Polperro Heritage Press. ISBN 978-0-9530012-3-1. Britt-Gallagher, Susan; Hayne,
Lewis_Glass
German artist
coastal views. A series of paintings of the Cornish fishing village of Polperro attracted particular attention. In 1914 Bergen was appointed Marine Painter
Claus_Bergen
Australian photographer
Polperro Harbour: 1917, by Cecil Bostock
Cecil_Bostock
Town in Cornwall, England
fishing and diving, and spectacular coastal walks (especially via Talland to Polperro). South East Cornwall boasts several stately homes, including Antony House
Looe
British artist (1857–1945)
Wane," "Solway Fishers," "The Lifting Cloud," and "A Slant of Light in Polperro Harbour," mezzotints. As head of the Engraving School at the Royal College
Frank_Short
Austrian dramatic, painter and writer (1886–1980)
(1943). Kokoschka left the bustling city center of London and settled in Polperro, in Cornwall. While residing in this seaside village, Kokoschka made paintings
Oskar_Kokoschka
WWII code-breaking site
Webster's Cribs for Victory: The Untold Story of Bletchley Park's Secret Room, Polperro Heritage Press, ISBN 978-0-9559541-8-4, archived from the original on 25
Bletchley_Park
British naturalist
only child of Richard and Philippa Couch, of a family long resident at Polperro, a small fishing village between Looe and Fowey, on the south coast of
Jonathan_Couch
Civil parish in Cornwall, England
Winnow to the north-west, Boconnoc to the north, Lanreath to the east Polperro to the south-east and Lanteglos to the south. The River Fowey forms its
St_Veep
Traditional rural man's outer garment
Retrieved 30 March 2017. Mary Wright, Cornish Guernseys & Knit-frocks, 2008 Polperro Heritage Press. ISBN 978-0-9553-6488-4 Styles, pp. 27–28 Bradley, A. G
Smock-frock
British actress and novelist (1904–2002)
24 April 2014. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Williams, Michael The Three du Maurier Sisters. Polperro Heritage Press ISBN 978-0-9570481-1-9
Angela_du_Maurier
British signals intelligence agency
Denniston's work in signals intelligence 1914-1944. Clifton-upon-Teme: Polperro Heritage Press. p. 93. ISBN 978-09553648 0 8. The present [1944] Ambassador
GCHQ
Hamlet in Cornwall, England
ecclesiastical parish and former civil parish, between Looe and Polperro, now in the parish of Polperro, in the Cornwall district, on the south coast of Cornwall
Talland
English painter
Charles Edward Boutwood, born in Luton in 1860 and died in 1937 in Polperro, was an English painter of the late 19th century and early 20th century. He
Charles_Edward_Boutwood
Former British intelligence agency
Denniston's work in signals intelligence 1914-1944. Clifton-upon-Teme: Polperro Heritage Press. p. 93. ISBN 978-09553648 0 8. The present [1944] Ambassador
Government Code and Cypher School
Government_Code_and_Cypher_School
peath, W peth. pol, pwll, pol(l), poul C, K, W, I, SG pool, lake, hole Polperro, Polruan, Polzeath, Pwllheli, Gwynedd, Pwll, Llanelli, Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
List of elements in place names in the British Isles
List_of_elements_in_place_names_in_the_British_Isles
Publicly funded art museum in Falmouth, Cornwall
org) ‘Polperro: Cornwall’s Forgotten Art Centre’ 2 April - 18 June 2022 An exhibition of Polperro artists which provided an overview of how Polperro developed
Falmouth_Art_Gallery
British literary scholar, author and historian (1939–2024)
wife divided their time between homes in Kent and Polperro, Cornwall. He died suddenly in Polperro on 18 January 2024, at the age of 84. A memorial service
Donald_Adamson
Civil parish in Cornwall, England
parish and much of the southern part of the parish lies in the Polruan to Polperro Site of Special Scientific Interest managed by the National Trust. To the
Lanteglos-by-Fowey
Former local government district of Cornwall
Looe Maker-with-Rame, Menheniot, Millbrook, Morval Pelynt, Pillaton, Polperro Quethiock Saltash, Sheviock, South Hill, St Cleer, St Dominick, St Germans
Caradon
English idiom about people from Cornwall
character in Jamaica Inn Tregony Trematon Trethevy Trevone Treyarnon Polzeath Polperro Polgooth Polruan Penzance Penryn Penponds Pencarrow Cornwall portal Cornish
Tre,_Pol_and_Pen
Triumph United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Polperro, Cornwall, with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Falmouth
List_of_shipwrecks_in_1818
Palace near St. Petersburg, Russia
Quoted from: Christopher Morgan, Irina Orlova. Saving the Tsar's Palaces. Polperro Heritage Press, 2005. p. 74. "Catherine Palace". Museum of Russian Art
Catherine_Palace
Cove in Cornwall, England
south‐east coast of Cornwall, England, near Talland Bay between Looe and Polperro. It lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, just off
Lekerock_Cove
English writer (1903–1974)
became the Central Office of Information from 1946). Originally based in Polperro, Cornwall, the company relocated to London in 1939. After the war it expanded
Walter_Greenwood
South African draughtsman and inventor
Retrieved 12 April 2018. Conrad Glass (January 2014). Rockhopper Copper. Polperro Heritage Press. ISBN 978-0-9530012-3-1. Retrieved 9 April 2018. "The Dolos"
Aubrey_Kruger
Brig-sloop of the Royal Navy
on the island of Sombrero. (Jeffery had been born at Fowey but moved to Polperro before becoming a merchant seaman and was then pressed into the navy.)
HMS_Recruit_(1806)
British chain of holiday resorts
Butlins from 1972; operated as Haven from 1985. Seaview Holiday Village, Polperro ? Present Operated as Butlins from 1973; Currently operated independently
Butlin's
British businessman and philanthropist (1876–1924)
The Shackleton-Rowett Expedition. Rowett's family came originally from Polperro, Cornwall. Rowett was born on 19 September 1876 in Rangoon (now Yangon)
John_Quiller_Rowett
Cornish Riviera was filmed at the Royal Albert Bridge at Saltash, Looe, Polperro, Newquay, Truro, Falmouth, Penzance, St Michael's Mount, Lands End and
Cornwall_film_locations
English novelist, poet, playwright, and composer (1884–1954)
War approached, and in 1937 he purchased Talland House between Looe and Polperro as an alternative winter retreat. When war came in 1939, Craycombe House
Francis_Brett_Young
Extreme weather episodes in Cornwall
in Boscastle killed one girl. 1976: In September, a severe storm struck Polperro, causing significant flash flooding. Cars were thrown and a single person
Extreme_weather_in_Cornwall
now Plymouth Rd west of Totnes. A386 Plymouth Appledore A387 Polbathic Polperro A388 Saltash bypass Landcross A389 Padstow Lanivet A390 Tavistock Truro
A roads in Zone 3 of the Great Britain numbering scheme
A_roads_in_Zone_3_of_the_Great_Britain_numbering_scheme
British composer (1967–2025)
(2005, 2023) 'The Departure' (2023) 'Intermezzo' (2023) 'Gigue' (2005) 'Polperro Beach' (2023) 'Contagion' (2023) Not Norwegian Dance (2023) War Horse orchestral
Adrian_Sutton
Village in Cornwall, England
series of the same name. The location of the film is wrongly described as Polperro but the harbour and interior of the pub are clearly seen. This has been
Polkerris
1885 Maritime Disaster
ISBN 978-1-903292-03-7. Glass, Conrad (2014-01-01). Rockhopper Copper. Polperro Heritage Press. ISBN 978-0-9530012-3-1. Millington, Peter (November 2015)
Tristan da Cunha lifeboat disaster
Tristan_da_Cunha_lifeboat_disaster
(1871). The History of Polperro: A Fishing Town on the South Coast of Cornwall. Truro: W. Lake – via Google Books. (Reprinted: Polperro Heritage Press, 2004;
Cornish_mythology
Film by Lewis Allen
Turner's character visits, named St Giles in the film, was carried out at Polperro. She travels by train and the station she arrives at, also called St Giles
Another Time, Another Place (1958 film)
Another_Time,_Another_Place_(1958_film)
1975 novel by Russell Hoban
turtles. On the appointed day, William and Neaera rent a truck and travel to Polperro where Neaera had suggested launching the turtles, unaware that the town
Turtle_Diary_(novel)
English Christian missionary, doctor and author
History of Evangelical Christianity in Cornwall, — privately published (Polperro) by the author (2001). Mama Luka Comes Home original by CTA Mama Luka Comes
Helen_Roseveare
German heating technology company
55–60. ISBN 978-0788199455. Duckworth, Cecil (2012). Worcester Warrior. Polperro Heritage Press. p. 116. ISBN 978-0957048140. "Robert Bosch GmbH/ Ausbau
Bosch_Thermotechnik
Ceremonial county in England
Helston Launceston Liskeard Looe Lostwithiel Newquay Padstow Penryn Penzance Polperro Redruth Saltash St Austell St Columb Major St Ives St Just in Penwith St
Outline_of_Cornwall
Church in Cornwall, England
over exactly who he was. Killed in 1802, some accounts say that he was a Polperro smuggler shot at sea, others that he was a revenue collector killed on
St_Tallanus'_Church,_Talland
UK Parliament constituency (since 1983)
with many small towns and villages. The coastal settlements like Looe, Polperro and Downderry are traditionally fishing villages that have grown popular
South_East_Cornwall
Hamlet in Cornwall, England
219 536) is a hamlet, in southeast Cornwall, on the A387 road, between Polperro and Looe. It is 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Looe, 2 miles (3.2 km) north of
Barcelona,_Cornwall
2004 video game
village of Trewarthan was loosely based on the real Cornish village of Polperro. During the early stages of production, Boakes visited the village, and
Dark_Fall_II:_Lights_Out
Electoral division of Cornwall in the UK
town of West Looe, the villages of Pelynt, Polruan, Bodinnick, Lansallos, Polperro, Porthallow and Lanteglos Highway, and the hamlets of Mixtow, Crumplehorn
Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos and Lanteglos (electoral division)
Looe_West,_Pelynt,_Lansallos_and_Lanteglos_(electoral_division)
1972 film by Peter Sasdy
Studios and location shooting took place around Polkerris, Mevagissey and Polperro and Chapel Porth in Cornwall, as well as the London Heliport in Battersea
Doomwatch_(film)
Amusement park in Staffordshire, England
theme. The minimum height requirement is 1.2 metres, if unaccompanied. 23 Polperro Express Train 1971 (2003) Severn Lamb A 2-foot long (610mm) narrow gauge
Drayton_Manor_Resort
Grade II listed pub on Bodmin Moor
tea, tobacco and brandy into England and operated from locations such as Polperro on the south coast and Boscastle, Trebarwith and Tintagel on the north
Jamaica_Inn
Animal flesh produced by culturing cells
was cooked by chef Richard McGeown of Couch's Great House Restaurant in Polperro, Cornwall, and tasted by critics Hanni Rützler, a food researcher from
Cultured_meat
Retrieved 2026-10-26. Glass, Conrad (2014-01-01). Rockhopper Copper. Polperro Heritage Press. ISBN 978-0-9530012-3-1. Grundy, Richard (2013). "Training
Iris_Green
Merchant ships operating under charter or license to European East India companies
needed] British 1855 Albemarle British ? ? ?–1708 stranded Blown ashore near Polperro, Cornwall, with her freight of diamonds, coffee, pepper, silk and indigo
East_Indiaman
2017 British TV series or programme
Cornwall. She visits RNLI at St. Ives, and hears about smuggling history in Polperro and a haunted castle in Kingswear. 4 "Wales to Liverpool" Kim Maddever
Coastal Railways with Julie Walters
Coastal_Railways_with_Julie_Walters
Road bridge over the River Looe in Cornwall, England
road carried by the bridge forms part of the A387 between Polbathic and Polperro. In 1993, the bridge and its six cast iron lamp standards were given Grade
Looe_Bridge
Italian artist
He spent his childhood with his grandparents between Genova, Italy and Polperro, England. In 1992 he returned to Italy to study at the Paul Klee Institute
Massimilian_Breeder
Norwegian zoologist and ichthyologist
ISBN 978-82-8211-419-6. Sømme, Sven og Ellie Sømme Targett: Another Man's Shoes. Polperro Heritage Press, Clifton-upon-Theme, United Kingdom, 2005. ISBN 978-0-9549137-3-1
Sven_Sømme
British diplomat (1889–1958)
Denniston's work in signals intelligence 1914-1944. Clifton-upon-Teme: Polperro Heritage Press. p. 93. ISBN 978-09553648 0 8. The present [1944] Ambassador
Courtenay_Forbes
1872. p. 143. Tony White (March 2003). "Nautical Measured Mile Markers". Polperro village website. Retrieved 11 July 2011. Richards, George (20 July 1866)
Nautical_measured_mile
Natural region in Cornwall, England
Cliffs at Polperro
Cornish_Killas
British naturalist, author and photographer
year (1950) Gullachsen, W. (2007). "Frances Pitt". Shooting through life. Polperro Heritage Press. p. 55. Pitt, Frances (1961). Country Years: Being a Naturalist's
Frances_Pitt
Indefatigable-class battlecruiser
undertaken on the 9 and 10 October. Full power tests were conducted off Polperro on 14 October with 49,048 shp being generated. Over the "measured mile"
HMS_New_Zealand_(1911)
Village with an economy based on catching fish and harvesting seafood
Port Isaac, a historic fishing village on the north coast of Cornwall Polperro, on the south coast of Cornwall, has been an active fishing and smuggling
Fishing_village
English politician (died c.1407)
and 1402. He also served as commissioner to close the ports of Looe, Polperro and Fowey in May 1401. He was perhaps the son of John Curteys. He married
Thomas_Curteys_(politician)
Village in Cornwall, England
operates on different times during season, the service is run via Looe, Polperro, Lansallos and Greenbank. Other transport includes the Polruan ferry, which
Polruan
were based on fact, as she reused situations recorded in the History of Polperro, written by Jonathan Couch in 1871. The dialect used in the novel was used
Louisa_Parr
British documentary film company
British documentary film production company, founded by Walter Greenwood in Polperro, Cornwall in 1938. The company relocated to London in 1939. After the war
Greenpark_Productions
1990 studio album by John Surman
interpretations of other performers." All compositions by John Surman. "Polperro" – 2:06 "Tintagel" – 12:10 "Trethevy Quoit" – 0:53 "Rame Head" – 4:39 "Mevagissey"
Road_to_Saint_Ives
Operatator of holiday parks
(Glendale); 5 parks in Cornwall (Bodmin, Hedley Wood, Hengar Manor, Trevella and Polperro); 4 parks in Devon (Dawlish Sands, Golden Sands, Tarka and Stowford Farm
Park_Holidays_UK
2008 British TV series or programme
and characters. External filmed scenes are: quay/harbours of Looe and Polperro on Cornwall's south coast; long panoramic beach shots (and surfers) are
Echo_Beach_(TV_series)
foundered whilst on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool. Her crew were rescued. Polperro United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the coast of Cornwall. Prince Edward
List_of_shipwrecks_in_1807
British painter (1872–1924)
painted in the Netherlands, as some of his paintings suggest. He died at Polperro, in 1924, and is buried there, in the civil parish of Liskeard. While Blacklock
William_Kay_Blacklock
1940 crime novel by Ngaio Marsh
old friends, the Rhodes family, visiting Devon and Cornwall, including Polperro (on which she drew for her fictional Ottercombe), adding to Death At The
Death_at_the_Bar
English courtier who performed in masques
first husband was Sir William Bevill (c. 1548 – 1600) of Killigarth near Polperro. While serving in Parliament in 1593 he was given leave to return home
Frances_Knyvet
Wisconsin. Today the houses are a part of the Pendarvis Historic Site. Polperro House Mineral Point c. 1835 Residential 2.5-story cabin built by Cornish
List of the oldest buildings in Wisconsin
List_of_the_oldest_buildings_in_Wisconsin
Cornish feast
projectiles and then burned on a bonfire. This practice was common in Polperro until the late 19th century. Fire rituals such as those associated with
Nickanan_Night
English architect
Briggs married Florence Jane Watson in 1903. He died on 10 July 1944 in Polperro, Cornwall. "John Priestley Briggs: architect". archINform. 9 February 2024
John_Priestley_Briggs
Cornish sailing craft
racing in Falmouth. Cornwall portal Falmouth Cutter 22 Falmouth Quay Punt Polperro Gaffer Davies, Alun. The History of the Falmouth Working Boats, 1995 Leather
Falmouth_working_boat
the early 1930s, Pye and his wife Anne (married in 1936) bought a 30 ft Polperro Gaffer fishing vessel built by Ferris of Looe called Lily for £25. They
Peter_Pye
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