Bohortha

Bohortha (Cornish: Buorthow) is a coastal village in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated on the east side of the Roseland Peninsula two miles south of Portscatho.^[1] It is in the civil parish of Gerrans.

Bohortha Cornish: Buorthow
Bohortha Location within Cornwall
OS grid reference	SW8632
Civil parish	Gerrans
Shire county	Cornwall
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Truro
Postcode district	TR2
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Cornwall
Ambulance	South Western
List of places UK England Cornwall 50.1519°N 4.9949°W / 50.1519; -4.9949

Bohortha lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

The name of the village comes from the Cornish language word buorthow which means "cattle yards".^[2]

History

It was formerly known as "St. Anthony" village but has become known as Bohortha after one of the farmsteads that existed there up until the 1970s, the others being Manor Farm and Bohurrow Farm, both of which, as Bohortha, are represented by farmhouses within the village. All 3 plus Porth Farm near Towan Beach and Place Barton above the nearby Place Manor are now combined and farmed as one.

There once existed an alehouse or hotel named "The Pig & Whistle" some centuries ago. "The Old School House" down the road was the primary school for the children in & around St. Anthony's Head up until the first few decades of the 20th century.