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Porthcothan Beach Photos

Cornwall, England

porthcothan

Uploaded by Peter Gooding on 15 June 2010

Creative Commons License Photo © Peter Gooding, 15 June 2010. Licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons licence

Location: Porthcothan

Location type: Rural

OS Grid: SW855720

Coordinates: 50°30'33"N 5°1'31"W

Mapcode: GBR ZG.QWPX

What 3 Words: thundered.workers.spits

Coordinates and location codes are for an approximate mid-point of the beach, and may not reflect the best access point or the most popular part of the beach.

Country: England

Local Authority: Cornwall

Parish: St. Eval

Nearest postcode: PL28 8LR

(for sat-nav purposes only, a beach does not have a postal address!)

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