Polruan
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Polruan (Cornish: Porthruwan)[1] is a coastal village in the parish of Lanteglos-by-Fowey in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is bounded on three sides by water: to the north by Pont Creek, to the west by the River Fowey and to the south by the English Channel and neighbours village Bodinnick to the north, connected by a 4-mile walk along the hill tops.[2] Polruan is very steep and well protected from the prevailing winds and Polruan Pool is a haven for small boats.
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Polruan
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Polruan viewed across the river from Fowey | |
Location within Cornwall | |
OS grid reference | SX126508 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | FOWEY |
Postcode district | PL23 |
Dialling code | 01726 |
Police | Devon and Cornwall |
Fire | Cornwall |
Ambulance | South Western |
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50.3273°N 4.6333°W / 50.3273; -4.6333 |
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The population of Polruan was 534 in the 2021 census.[3]