Porthleven

Porthleven (/ˌpɔːθˈlɛvən/; Cornish: Porthelvan [pɔrθˈɛlvan] (cove of St Elvan) or sometimes Porthlynn [pɔrθlɪnː] (cove of the lake)) is a town, civil parish and fishing port in Cornwall, UK. The most southerly port in Great Britain, it was a harbour of refuge when this part of the Cornish coastline was infamous for wrecks in the days of sail. The South West Coast Path from Somerset to Dorset passes through the town. At the 2021 census, the population of the parish was 3,117. Methleigh was the site of a fair and annual market from the year 1066. After the Norman Conquest, the Bishop of Exeter held the manor of Methleigh, but the Earl of Cornwall possessed the right to hold the fair. At the time of the Domesday Survey there were 15 acres (6.1 ha) of arable land, 40 acres (16 ha) of pasture and 60 acres (24 ha) of underbrush. The population consisted of 15 villeins, 4 smallholders and 3 serfs. Until 1844 Porthleven was within the parish of Sithney. The parish Church of St Bartholomew was built in 1842.