RRH Portreath
RRH Portreath is a Remote Radar Head operated by the Royal Air Force. It is situated at Nancekuke Common on the clifftops to the north of Portreath beach and southwest of Porthtowan in Cornwall.
Articles near the latitude and longitude of Helston
Satellite map of Helston
Helston (Cornish: Hellys) is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated at the northern end of the Lizard Peninsula approximately 12 miles (19 km) east of Penzance and 9 miles (14 km) south-west of Falmouth. Helston is the most southerly town on the island of Great Britain and is around 1.5 miles (2.4 km) farther south than Penzance. The population in 2011 was 11,700.
Population: 9,780
Latitude: 50° 06' 11.48" N
Longitude: -5° 16' 13.62" W
Articles of interest in Helston
197 Articles of interest near Helston, United Kingdom
Show all articles in the mapMount's Bay
Mount's Bay (Cornish: Baya an Garrek) is a large, sweeping bay on the English Channel coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, stretching from the Lizard Point to Gwennap Head on the eastern side of the Land's End peninsula. Towards the middle of…
Gunwalloe
Gunwalloe (Cornish: Gwynnwalow) is a coastal civil parish and a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated on the Lizard Peninsula three miles (5 km) south of Helston and partly contains The Loe, the largest natural freshwater lake…
Godrevy
Godrevy (Cornish: Godrevi, meaning small farms) (/ɡəˈdriːvi/ gə-DREE-vee) is an area on the eastern side of St Ives Bay, west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Facing the Atlantic Ocean it is popular with both the surfing community and walkers. It …
The Loe
The Loe (Cornish: An Logh), also known as Loe Pool, is the largest natural freshwater lake (50 ha and maximum depth of 6 m) in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The earliest recorded appearance of the name was in 1337, when it was called "La Loo", but is me…
Carbis Bay
Carbis Bay (Cornish: Porth reb Tor, meaning cove beside the eminence) is a seaside resort and village (Cornish: Karrbons, meaning causeway) in Cornwall, England, UK. It lies one mile southeast of St Ives on the west side of St Ives Bay on the Atlant…
The Flambards Experience
The Flambards Experience is an amusement park on the southern outskirts of the town of Helston in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
Dolcoath mine
Dolcoath mine was a copper and tin mine in Camborne, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Its name derives from the Cornish for 'Old Ground', and it was also affectionately known as The Queen of Cornish Mines. The site is north-west of Carn Brea. Dolc…
Perranarworthal
Perranarworthal (Cornish: Peran ar Wodhel) is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is about four miles (6.5 km) northwest of Falmouth and five miles (8 km) southwest of Truro.
Helford River
The Helford River (Cornish: Dowr Mahonyer) is a ria (flooded river valley) in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is fed by a number of small streams into its many creeks. There are seven creeks on the Helford; from west to east these are Ponsontu…
Glasney College
Glasney College (Cornish: Kolji Glasneth) was founded in 1265 at Penryn, Cornwall, England, by Bishop Bronescombe and was a centre of ecclesiastical power in medieval Cornwall and probably the best known and most important of Cornwall's religious in…
Battle at The Lizard
The naval Battle of the Lizard (French: Combat du Cap Lézard) took place on 21 October 1707 during the War of the Spanish Succession near Lizard Point, Cornwall between two French squadrons under René Duguay-Trouin and Claude de Forbin and an Englis…
Praa Sands
Praa Sands (Cornish: Poll an Wragh) - is a beach and coastal village in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is in the parish of Breage and lies off the main road between Helston and Penzance. Formerly serving the local mining industry, it is now mostly a t…
Lizard Lighthouse
The Lizard Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Lizard Point in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, built to guide vessels passing through the English Channel.
Ludgvan
Ludgvan (/ˈlʌdʒən/ LUJ-ən; Cornish: Lujuan) is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is 2 1⁄2 miles (4.0 km) northeast of Penzance.
Godolphin Estate
The Godolphin Estate is a National Trust property situated in Godolphin Cross, 7 km (4.3 mi) north-west of Helston in Cornwall, United Kingdom.
Francis Basset, 1st Baron de Dunstanville and Basset
Francis Basset, 1st Baron de Dunstanville and Basset FRS (9 August 1757 – 14 February 1835) was an English nobleman and politician. He was the first son of Francis Basset and Margaret St.
Coverack
Coverack (Cornish: Porthkovrek, meaning cove of the stream) is a coastal village and fishing port in Cornwall, England, UK. It is on the east side of the Lizard peninsula, about nine miles south of Falmouth.