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Charlestown (Porth Meur, meaning great cove) is a village and port on the south coast of Cornwall, England, in the civil parish of St Austell Bay.[1]

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  1. 48 relations: Alice in Wonderland (2010 film), Anglo-Catholicism, Bait (2019 film), Carlyon Bay, Church of England, Civil parish, Cornish wrestling, Cornwall, Cornwall Council, Doctor Who, Filming location, Fowey, Holmbush, Cornwall, John Smeaton, Kaolinite, Le Français (tall ship), Listed building, Local government, Luxulyan Valley, Maria Asumpta, Mark Jenkin, Methodism, Ordnance Survey, Oxford Movement, Par, Cornwall, Pentewan, Poldark (2015 TV series), Port, Post office, Pub, Rashleigh family, Restormel, Sardine, Square rig, St Austell, St Austell and Newquay (UK Parliament constituency), St Austell Bay, St Austell Brewery, St Paul's Church, Charlestown, Tall ship, The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box, The Curse of the Black Spot, Tim Burton, Unitary authorities of England, Unparished area, World Heritage Site, World War I, 1st Cornwall (Duke of Cornwall's) Artillery Volunteers.

  2. Fishing communities in England
  3. Ports and harbours of Cornwall

Alice in Wonderland (2010 film)

Alice in Wonderland is a 2010 American fantasy adventure film directed by Tim Burton from a screenplay written by Linda Woolverton and produced by Walt Disney Pictures.

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Anglo-Catholicism

Anglo-Catholicism comprises beliefs and practices that emphasize the Catholic heritage and identity of the Church of England and various churches within the Anglican Communion.

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Bait (2019 film)

Bait is a 2019 British drama film written and directed by Mark Jenkin.

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Carlyon Bay

Carlyon Bay (Caryones, meaning forts) is a bay and a set of three beaches (Crinnis, Shorthorn and Polgaver) near St Austell on the south coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Charlestown, Cornwall and Carlyon Bay are beaches of Cornwall, Populated coastal places in Cornwall and villages in Cornwall.

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Church of England

The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the Crown Dependencies.

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Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government.

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Cornish wrestling

Cornish wrestling (Omdowl Kernewek) is a form of wrestling that has been established in Cornwall for many centuries and possibly longer.

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Cornwall

Cornwall (Kernow;; or) is a ceremonial county in South West England.

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Cornwall Council

Cornwall Council (Konsel Kernow), known between 1889 and 2009 as Cornwall County Council (Konteth Konsel Kernow), is the local authority which governs the non-metropolitan county of Cornwall in South West England.

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Doctor Who

Doctor Who is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963.

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Filming location

A filming location is a place where some or all of a film or television series is produced, in addition to or instead of using sets constructed on a movie studio backlot or soundstage.

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Fowey

Fowey (Fowydh, meaning 'Beech Trees') is a port town and civil parish at the mouth of the River Fowey in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Charlestown, Cornwall and Fowey are ports and harbours of Cornwall.

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Holmbush, Cornwall

Holmbush is a village in Cornwall, England that is situated in the suburban area of St Austell (where the population at the 2011 census was included). Charlestown, Cornwall and Holmbush, Cornwall are villages in Cornwall.

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John Smeaton

John Smeaton (8 June 1724 – 28 October 1792) was an English civil engineer responsible for the design of bridges, canals, harbours and lighthouses.

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Kaolinite

Kaolinite (also called kaolin) is a clay mineral, with the chemical composition: Al2Si2O5(OH)4.

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Le Français (tall ship)

Le Français, formerly the Kaskelot, is a three-masted barque and one of the largest remaining wooden ships in commission.

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Listed building

In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural and/or historic interest deserving of special protection.

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Local government

Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of governance or public administration within a particular sovereign state.

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Luxulyan Valley

The Luxulyan Valley (Glynn Gwernan, meaning alder tree valley) is the steep sided and thickly wooded valley of the River Par, situated in mid Cornwall, England, UK.

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Maria Asumpta

The Maria Asumpta was a brig that was wrecked in 1995 with the loss of three lives.

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Mark Jenkin

Mark Jenkin (born 1976) is a Cornish director, editor, screenwriter, cinematographer and producer.

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Methodism

Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a Protestant Christian tradition whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley.

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Ordnance Survey

The Ordnance Survey (OS) is the national mapping agency for Great Britain.

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Oxford Movement

The Oxford Movement was a movement of high church members of the Church of England which began in the 1830s and eventually developed into Anglo-Catholicism.

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Par, Cornwall

Par (An Porth, meaning creek or harbourHenry Jenner, A Handbook of the Cornish Language: Chiefly in Its Latest Stages, with Some Account of its History and Literature, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1904 reprinted 2012) is a village and fishing port with a harbour on the south coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Charlestown, Cornwall and Par, Cornwall are beaches of Cornwall, Populated coastal places in Cornwall and ports and harbours of Cornwall.

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Pentewan

Pentewan (Bentewyn, meaning foot of the radiant stream) is a coastal village and former port in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Charlestown, Cornwall and Pentewan are beaches of Cornwall, Populated coastal places in Cornwall, ports and harbours of Cornwall and villages in Cornwall.

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Poldark (2015 TV series)

Poldark is a British historical drama television series created and written by Debbie Horsfield and based on the novel series of the same name by Winston Graham.

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Port

A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers.

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Post office

A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery.

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Pub

A pub (short for public house) is in several countries a drinking establishment licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises.

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Rashleigh family

Rashleigh is a surname of a prominent family from Cornwall and Devon in south western Britain, which originated in the 14th century or before at the estate of Rashleigh in the parish of Wembworthy, Devon.

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Restormel

Restormel (Rostorrmel) was a borough of Cornwall, England, one of the six administrative divisions that made up the county.

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Sardine

Sardine and pilchard are common names for various species of small, oily forage fish in the herring family Clupeidae.

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Square rig

Square rig is a generic type of sail and rigging arrangement in which the primary driving sails are carried on horizontal spars which are perpendicular, or square, to the keel of the vessel and to the masts.

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St Austell

Saint Austell (label) is a town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, south of Bodmin and west of the border with Devon.

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St Austell and Newquay (UK Parliament constituency)

St Austell and Newquay is a constituency in Cornwall represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Noah Law, a Labour MP.

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St Austell Bay

St Austell Bay (Baya Ti war Dreth) is a bay on Cornwall's south coast which is bounded to the east by Gribbin Head and to the west by Black Head. Charlestown, Cornwall and st Austell Bay are beaches of Cornwall and Populated coastal places in Cornwall.

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St Austell Brewery

St Austell Brewery is a brewery founded in 1851 by Walter Hicks at St Austell, Cornwall, England.

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St Paul's Church, Charlestown

St Paul's Church is a Church of England church in Charlestown, Cornwall, England, UK.

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Tall ship

A tall ship is a large, traditionally-rigged sailing vessel.

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The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box

The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box is a 2014 fantasy adventure film directed by Jonathan Newman and starring Aneurin Barnard as the protagonist, Mariah Mundi.

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The Curse of the Black Spot

"The Curse of the Black Spot" is the third episode of the sixth series of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who.

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Tim Burton

Timothy Walter Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American director, producer, writer, animator, and illustrator.

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The unitary authorities of England are a type of local authority responsible for all local government services in an area.

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Unparished area

In England, an unparished area is an area that is not covered by a civil parish (the lowest level of local government, not to be confused with an ecclesiastical parish).

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World Heritage Site

World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection by an international convention administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

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1st Cornwall (Duke of Cornwall's) Artillery Volunteers

The 1st Cornwall (Duke of Cornwall's) Artillery Volunteers were formed in 1860 as a response to a French invasion threat.

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See also

Fishing communities in England

Ports and harbours of Cornwall

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlestown,_Cornwall

Also known as West Polmear.