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Lower Porthpean

Lower Porthpean is a coastal hamlet in Cornwall, England, UK.[1] It is close to Higher Porthpean and one mile (1.6 km) south of St Austell.[2]

Cornish wrestling

Cornish wrestling tournaments, for prizes, were held in Porthpean in the 1900s.[3]

References

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 200 Newquay & Bodmin (Camelford & St Austell) (Map). Ordnance Survey. ISBN 978-0-319-22938-5.
  2. ^ Ordnance Survey One-inch Map of Great Britain; Bodmin and Launceston, sheet 186. 1961.
  3. ^ West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser, 15 July 1965.