Perranporth
Perranporth is a seaside resort town on the north shore of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is 1 mile eastern of the St Agnes Heritage Coastline, as well as around 8 miles south-west of Newquay. Perranporth and its 3 miles (5 km) lengthy coastline encounter the Atlantic Ocean. It has a population of 3,066, and is the largest negotiation in the civil parish of Perranzabuloe. It has an electoral ward in its own name, whose population was 4,270 in the 2011 census. The town's modern-day name originates from Porth Peran, the Cornish for the cove of Saint Piran, the tutelary saint of Cornwall. He founded St Piran's Oratory on Penhale Sands near Perranporth in the 7th century. Hidden under sand for several centuries, it was unearthed in the 19th century.