Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Porthgwarra within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Porthgwarra, coast hamlet, Cornwall, in SW. of co., 3 miles SE. of Lands End and 9 miles SW. of Penzance; is famous for the quality of its lobsters.