Par
Par is a town and angling port with a harbour on the south shore of Cornwall, England, UK. The town is situated in the civil parish of Tywardreath as well as Par, although West Par as well as the anchors lie in the church 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 came to be developed in the 2nd quarter of the 19th century when the harbour was created, to serve copper mines and also various other mineral sites in and surrounding the Luxulyan Valley; china clay later ended up being the leading traffic as copper functioning decreased, and also the harbour as well as the china clay dries out continue to be as distinctive features of the commercial heritage; nonetheless the mineral task is much decreased. Par Harbour and the coastline at Par Sands are southern of the village, and also the last consists of a large fixed caravan holiday park; one more tiny beach is at Spit Point west of the harbour. In between these 2 coastlines the South West Coast Path takes an inland diversion through the village. 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 other organisations.
