Polzeath
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| Trebetherick | |
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| OS Grid Reference: | Template:Gbmappingsmall |
| Lat/Lon: | Template:Coor dm NW |
| Population: | 1,449 (2001 Census, includes Trebetherick) |
| Dwellings: | 460 (2001 Census, includes Trebetherick) |
| Formal status: | Village |
| Administration | |
| County: | Cornwall |
| Region: | South West |
| Nation: | Cornwall |
| Post Office and Telephone | |
| Post town: | POLZEATH |
| Postcode: | PL27 |
| Dialling Code: | 01208 |
Image:Polzeath beach.jpg Polzeath is a small village on the North coast of Cornwall, England. It is a very good place to learn surfing, with waves rolling in from the Atlantic Ocean. There are lifeguards on the beach during the daytime in the season. Dolphins may sometimes be spotted and the surrounding coastline is a particularly good area for many types of coastal bird including puffins. The main beach is totally covered on a spring high tide. The car park has known to be covered by water but this only happens on a spring high tide with an extremely large tidal surge.
Polzeath was a favourite haunt place of the late poet laureate, Sir John Betjeman and is celebrated in some of his verse. Another poet, Laurence Binyon wrote the Remembrance Day ode For the Fallen in 1914 while sitting on The Rumps, Polzeath or "Polseath" as it was then called, during World War I. There are many local shops, providing everything required for the holidaymaker. Within the village are a number of pubs, cafés and restaurants.
The authoress Joolz Denby lived in a caravan in Polzeath for a year while research her novel Borrowed Light (ISBN 1852429054), published in England by Serpent's Tail in February 2006. The novel is largely set in Polzeath, though the town's name is changed to Polwenna to allow some artistic licence with locations and buildings.
External links
- http://www.polzeath.co.uk
- http://www.rockinfo.co.uk
- Local government census report, 2004
- A collection of photographs at WestCountryViews.co.uk