Par
Par is a town and fishing port with a harbour on the south shore of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town is situated in the civil parish of Tywardreath and Par, although West Par and the anchors lie in the parish of St Blaise. Par is approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km) eastern of St Austell. Par has a population of around 1,600 (in 2012). It ended up being established in the second quarter of the 19th century when the harbour was established, to offer copper mines and other mineral sites in and also bordering the Luxulyan Valley; china clay later on ended up being the dominant traffic as copper working declined, and also the harbour as well as the china clay dries remain as distinguishing characteristics of the industrial heritage; nonetheless the mineral activity is much decreased. The same level Harbour and also the beach at Par Sands are southern of the town, and the last includes a big fixed campers holiday park; one more small coastline goes to Spit Point west of the harbour. Between these 2 coastlines the South West Coast Path takes an inland diversion through the town. Par lies in a triangle of streets which develop a one-way web traffic system. There is a range of stores, a post office, a public house as well as various other organisations.
