Perranporth
Perranporth is a seaside resort town on the north shore of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is 1 mile east of the St Agnes Heritage Coastline, as well as around 8 miles south-west of Newquay. Perranporth and also its 3 miles (5 kilometres) long coastline deal with the Atlantic Ocean. It has a population of 3,066, and is the biggest settlement in the civil parish of Perranzabuloe. It has an electoral ward in its very 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 started St Piran's Oratory on Penhale Sands near Perranporth in the 7th century. Hidden under sand for numerous centuries, it was discovered in the 19th century.
