In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Porthilly like this:
PORTHILLY, a hamlet in St. Minver parish, Cornwall; on the coast, 3½ miles N N E of Padstow. It has a coast-guard station; and it ranks as a chapelry to St. Minver.
Additional information about this locality is available for St Minver
Porthilly through time
Porthilly is now part of North Cornwall district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Cornwall has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Porthilly itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Porthilly in North Cornwall | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/23918
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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