Polperro, Cornwall - Harbour - RP postcard, local pmk 1938

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• Picture / Image:  Polperro Harbour [Cornwall]
• Publisher: none stated
• Postally used: yes
• Stamp:  George VI 1d red
• Postmark(s): Polperro 1938 cds
• Sent to:  W.L. Gates, Sunnybrae, Marksgate, St Albans, Herts.
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Polperro (Cornish: Porthpyra,[1] meaning Pyra's cove) is a large village, civil parish, and fishing harbour within the Polperro Heritage Coastline in south Cornwall, England. Its population is around 1,554.

Polperro, through which runs the River Pol, is 7 miles (11 km) east of Fowey and 4 miles (6 km) west of the neighbouring town of Looe and 25 miles (40 km) west of the major city and naval port of Plymouth. It is a noted tourist destination, particularly in the summer months, for its idyllic appearance with tightly-packed ancient fishermen's houses which survive almost untouched, its quaint harbour and attractive coastline.

The name Polperro derives from the Cornish Porthpyra, meaning harbour named after Pyran.[2] However Ekwall suggests that "Pyra" or "Pira" may not be a personal name and suggests that "Perro" could be a name for the stream. Early forms are Portpira, 1303, and Porpira, 1379.[3] The chapel of St Peter de Porthpyre is mentioned in 1398 and the following forms are recorded from the reign of King Henry VIII: Polpyz explained as "fish-pool" (probably a literal error for Polpyr), Poulpirrhe, Poul Pier and Poulpyrre (in John Leland's account).[4]

Early history

Polperro, since medieval times, fell under the jurisdiction of two ancient and separate manors, those of Raphael[5] in the parish of Lansallos, west of the River Pol which runs through the middle of the village, and Killigarth to the east in the parish of Talland,[6][7] mentioned in the Domesday Book.

As early as the 13th century Polperro was a recognised fishing settlement and its first known record is in a Royal document of 1303.