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OS grid reference
  
SX093522

Country
  
Post town
  
PAR

Local time
  
Thursday 7:40 AM

Ceremonial county
  
UK parliament constituency
  
South East Cornwall

Region
  
Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Postcode district
  
PL24

Dialling code
  
01726

Civil parish
  
Unitary authority
  
Cornwall Council

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Polkerris (Cornish: Pollkerys, meaning fortified pool) is a small village on the south coast of Cornwall, United Kingdom. It forms part of the civil parish of Fowey.

Contents

Map of Polkerris, Par, UK

The village is part of the Rashleigh estate which is commemorated in the name of the pub, 'Rashleigh Inn'. The village essentially consists of a single steeply sloping road down to the harbour and beach. Parking is limited. There is a small sandy beach, with a curved harbour wall.

Cornwall coastal walk fowey gribbin head from polkerris round


Etymology

The original translation of the place name is obscure. However, the presence of a number of Napoleonic era cannons embedded in the harbour wall, muzzle first, does lend credence to one possible meaning 'Fortified Cove'.

Geography

Polkerris is on the west side of the Gribben promontory and on the east side of St Austell Bay. It is two miles west of Fowey and three miles east of St Austell. Polkerris is situated on the South West Coast Path, which follows the coast of south west England from Somerset to Dorset. The path follows the cliff tops from nearby Polmear, goes through the village, and onwards to Fowey via Gribben Head.

History

Fishing, including a seine fishery for pilchards (Sardina pilchardus), was a mainstay of the village's economy from at least the 16th century, there being a seine house recorded here in 1590. The village has been part of the Rashleigh family's Menabilly Estate from the late 16th century, and the estate built the half-moon quay in 1775 to help the seine netting company. The seine company was in decline in the 1870s and closed.

A lifeboat, the Catherine Rashleigh was stationed in Polkerris in November 1859, and the boathouse was built for £138 4s (£138.20), on land donated by the Rashliegh's. The station transferred to Fowey in 1922 and the boathouse is currently a restaurant.

From the 1950s tourism became significant in the summer. Today, the village has restaurants, water sports and some accommodation.

References

Polkerris Wikipedia


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