Ponts Mill

Ponts Mill
Ponts Mill
 Ponts Mill shown within Cornwall
OS grid referenceSX073561
Unitary authorityCornwall
Ceremonial countyCornwall
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
EU Parliament South West England
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England
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Coordinates: 50°22′23″N 4°42′40″W / 50.373°N 4.711°W / 50.373; -4.711

Ponts Mill is a hamlet in Cornwall, England. It is a mile north of St Blazey.[1] Ponts Mill was once a port on the Par River, and as late as 1720, 80 ton sea going vessels could reach the port.[2]

References

  1. Ordnance Survey One-inch Map of Great Britain; Bodmin and Launceston, sheet 186. 1961.
  2. Bristow, Colin M (1996). Cornwall's Geology and Scenery. An Introduction. St Austell: Cornish Hillside Publications. p. 137. ISBN 1 900147 01 7.


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