Perranporth
Perranporth is a seaside resort town on the north coast of Cornwall, England, UK. It is 1 mile east 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 face the Atlantic Ocean. It has a population of 3,066, as well as is the biggest settlement 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 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 uncovered in the 19th century.