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Looe
Cornish - Logh

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Looe shown within Cornwall
Population 5,280 (Parish, 2001)
OS grid reference SX254533
Parish Looe
District Caradon
Shire county Cornwall
Region South West
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Postcode district PL13
Dial code 01503
Police Devon and Cornwall
Fire Cornwall
Ambulance South Western
UK Parliament South East Cornwall
European Parliament South West England
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Looe (Cornish: Logh) is a small coastal town and cargo port in the Caradon district of south-east Cornwall, England, UK, with a population of 5280 (2001 census). It lies around 20 miles west of the city of Plymouth and 7 miles south of Liskeard. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 758 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1351 × 1069 pixel, file size: 97 KB, MIME type: image/png) An outline map of Cornwall for use within templates on Wikipedia. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Cornwall (pronounced ; Cornish: ) is a county in south-west England, United Kingdom, on the peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar and Devon. ... UK Census 2001 logo A nationwide census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... 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Looe may refer to: In geography: Looe Liskeard and Looe Union Canal Looe Island River Looe In other fields: East Looe (UK Parliament constituency), constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom Looe railway station, the terminus of a branch line from Liskeard railway... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Caradon is a local government district in Cornwall, United Kingdom. ... Cornwall (pronounced ; Cornish: ) is a county in south-west England, United Kingdom, on the peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar and Devon. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the Queen England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 967 AD  Area  -  Total 130,395 km²  50,346 sq mi  Population  -  2007 estimate 50... 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Situated around a small harbour and along a steep-sided valley, Looe is in fact two towns, East Looe and West Looe, connected by bridge across the River Looe which flows between them, to reach the sea beside a sandy beach. Off shore to the west, opposite the stonier Hannafore beach, lies the picturesque St. George's Island, commonly known as Looe Island. The River Looe is a river inthat is full of pap and pee south-east Cornwall, which flows into the English Channel at Looe. ... Satellite view of the English Channel The English Channel (French: (IPA: ), the sleeve; Dutch: Het Kanaal) is the part of the Atlantic Ocean that separates the island of Great Britain from northern France and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. ... The Beach in Calella, Spain. ... Though the concept of the sublime had roots in the connoisseurship of Antiquity, the picturesque was a new category in the incipient Romantic sensibility of the 18th century. ... Looe Island, also known as St Georges Island, is a small island a mile from the mainland town of Looe in Cornwall. ...

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History

Prehistory and foundation

Archeological evidence, such as the so-called Giant's Hedge and the stone circle at Bin Down (from the Cornish "Bin Dun", meaning "hill fort") on a hill above East Looe, indicates that the area around Looe was inhabited as early as 1000 BC. Swinside stone circle, in the Lake District, England. ... A hill fort is a fortified refuge or defended settlement, located to exploit a rise in elevation for military advantage. ... (Redirected from 1000 BC) Centuries: 12th century BC - 11th century BC - 10th century BC Decades: 1050s BC 1040s BC 1030s BC 1020s BC 1010s BC - 1000s BC - 990s BC 980s BC 970s BC 960s BC 950s BC Events and Trends 1006 BC - David becomes king of the ancient Israelites (traditional...


At the time the Domesday Book was created in 1086, the manor of Pendrym, which included much of the site of modern-day East Looe, was held by William the Conqueror as part of his own demesne and came to be managed by the Bodgrugan (Bodrigan) family. Land across the river belonged to the manors of Portalla (or Portallant) and Portbyhan (variously spelt Portbyan, Porthbyghan, Porthpyghan, among others). A line drawing entitled Domesday Book from Andrew Williamss Historic Byways and Highways of Old England. ... William I ( 1027 – September 9, 1087), was King of England from 1066 to 1087. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...


Shutta, on the steep hillside over East Looe, is known to have been inhabited by the twelfth century. At some time between 1154 and 1189 a charter was granted by Henry II to Sir Henry Bodrugan for the town of East Looe. West Looe was given free borough status sometime after this (the first known historical mention of the town dates from 1327) and in the 1230s East Looe gained the right to hold a weekly market and a Michaelmas fair. (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... Henry II of England (5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189) ruled as Count of Anjou, Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Count of Nantes, and as King of England (1154–1189) and, at various times, controlled parts of Wales, Scotland, eastern Ireland, and western France. ... Michaelmas (pronounced ), or the Feast of Ss. ...


In these early days, East Looe may have been a "planted borough", a concept similar to modern new towns; much of it is laid out in a grid-like pattern. Even today the low-lying parts of Looe suffer frequent flooding when the tides are very high. Most houses in early Looe would have been constructed with the living quarters upstairs, above storage areas for boats, tools and fishing tackle. A new town, planned community or planned city is a city, town, or community that was designed from scratch, and grew up more or less following the plan. ... Picture of flooding in Amphoe Sena, Ayutthaya Province, Thailand. ... Fishing tackle refers to the equipment and gear used when engaing in the pursuit of fish for sport and commercial value. ...

Looe, showing the bridge linking the East and West parts of the town. Photo by Mick Knapton.

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Early churches

Some time before 1144, a monastic order began using Looe Island, and built a chapel there; the monks may have provided a rudimentary lighthouse service using beacons. Another chapel sat opposite on a hillside just outside West Looe; both are now marked only by ruins. Monasticism (from Greek: monachos—a solitary person) is the religious practice of renouncing all worldly pursuits in order to fully devote ones life to spiritual work. ... A chapel is a private church, usually small and often attached to a larger institution such as a college, a hospital, a palace, or a prison. ... A HDR image of a traditional lighthouse For other uses, see Lighthouse (disambiguation). ... This page discusses Beacons, fires designed to attract attention. ...


The Church of St. Mary in East Looe was dedicated in 1259 by Walter Bronscombe, Bishop of Exeter. It fell into disrepair and was rebuilt, commencing 1805, although the original tower still remains. Gabriel delivering the Annunciation to Mary. ... The Bishop of Exeter is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Exeter in the Province of Canterbury. ...


St. Nicholas' Church in West Looe was in existence before 1336, at which time it was endowed and enlarged. After spells as a Guildhall and schoolhouse, it is now back in its original use, having been substantially restored in 1862. Saint Nicholas (Greek: , Agios Nikolaos, victory of the people) is the common name for Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra (in modern day Antalya province, Turkey), who had a reputation for secret gift-giving, but is now commonly identified with Santa Claus. ...


Development, trade and politics

An early wooden bridge over the Looe river was in place by 1411; this burned down and was replaced by the first stone bridge, completed in 1436 and featuring a chapel dedicated to St. Anne in the middle (the current bridge, a seven-arched Victorian bridge, was opened in 1853). By this time Looe had become a major port, one of Cornwall's largest, exporting local tin, arsenic and granite, as well as hosting thriving fishing and boatbuilding industries. The town provided some 20 ships for the siege of Calais in 1347. A log bridge in the French Alps near Vallorcine. ... This article is about the mother of the Virgin Mary. ... Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her accession to the Throne, 20 June 1837) gave her name to the historic era The Victorian era of the United Kingdom marked the height of the British Industrial Revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ... Seaport, a painting by Claude Lorrain, 1638 The Port of Wellington at night. ... General Name, Symbol, Number tin, Sn, 50 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 14, 5, p Appearance silvery lustrous gray Standard atomic weight 118. ... General Name, Symbol, Number arsenic, As, 33 Chemical series metalloids Group, Period, Block 15, 4, p Appearance metallic gray Standard atomic weight 74. ... Close-up of granite from Yosemite National Park, valley of the Merced River Quarrying granite for the Mormon Temple, Utah Territory. ... Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish by hooking, trapping, or gathering. ... Traditional boat building in South East Maluku, Indonesia. ... Calais (Kales in Dutch) is a town in northern France, located at 50°57N 1°52E. It is in the département of Pas-de-Calais, of which it is a sous-préfecture. ...


Looe thrived in this era, being both a busy port and situated near one of the main roads from London to Penzance. By this time the textile industry had come to play an important part in the town's economics, in addition to the traditional boatbuilding and fishing (particularly pilchards and crabs). Trade and transportation to and from thriving Newfoundland also aided the town's success. The Old Guildhall in East Looe is believed to date from around 1500. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Penzance Harbour and surrounding area as seen from the air Penzance (Cornish: Pensans) is a civil parish and port town in the Penwith district of Cornwall, England, UK. Granted various Royal Charters from 1512 onwards and incorporated in 1614,[2] it has a population of 21,168[1] people and... Sunday textile market on the sidewalks of Karachi, Pakistan. ... Sardines or pilchards are a group of several types of small oily fish related to herrings, family Clupeidae. ... Superfamilies Dromiacea Homolodromioidea Dromioidea Homoloidea Eubrachyura Raninoidea Cyclodorippoidea Dorippoidea Calappoidea Leucosioidea Majoidea Hymenosomatoidea Parthenopoidea Retroplumoidea Cancroidea Portunoidea Bythograeoidea Xanthoidea Bellioidea Potamoidea Pseudothelphusoidea Gecarcinucoidea Cryptochiroidea Pinnotheroidea * Ocypodoidea * Grapsoidea * An asterisk (*) marks the crabs included in the clade Thoracotremata. ... For other uses, see Newfoundland (disambiguation). ...


Between their incorporation in the mid-1500s (East Looe 1571, West Looe 1553) and the Great Reform Act of 1832, West Looe and East Looe were renowned examples of rotten boroughs, each returning two MPs to the unreformed House of Commons, despite their tiny populations. A Municipal Corporation is a legal defintion for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to) cities, counties, and towns. ... The British Reform Act of 1832 (2 & 3 Will. ... The term rotten borough referred to a parliamentary borough or constituency in Great Britain and Ireland which, due to size and population, was controlled and used by a patron to exercise undue and unrepresentative influence within parliament. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... The House of Commons in the 18th century The unreformed House of Commons is the name generally given to the British House of Commons as it existed before the Reform Act of 1832. ...


The 19th century

By the start of the 1800s, Looe's fortunes were in decline. War against Napoleon had taken its toll of the country; in 1803 the town formed a volunteer company to man guns in defence against attack from the French, and the blockade of 1808, preventing the Looe fleet from reaching their pilchard-fishing ground, put considerable pressure on the town. In 1805 the old St. Mary's Chapel (apart from the tower) had to be demolished due to dilapidation, and in 1817 the town was badly damaged by heavy storms and flooding. Beginning of the Napoleonic Wars (1805 - 1815). ... For other uses, see Napoleon (disambiguation). ...


With the building of the Liskeard and Looe Union Canal linking Looe to Liskeard in 1828, and the development of booming copper mines in the Caradon area from 1837, Looe's fortunes began to pick up again. The canal was used first to transport lime from Wales for use in Cornish farming, and later to carry copper and granite between the railhead at Liskeard (from where rail links reached to the Cheesewring on Bodmin Moor) and the port at Looe. In 1856 the large quay of East Looe was built to handle the demands of the shipping trade, and in 1860, with the canal unable to keep up with demand, a railway was built linking Looe to Moorswater near Liskeard, along the towpath of the canal, which was used less and less until, by 1910, traffic ceased entirely. The railway was later linked to Liskeard proper, and as the mining boom came to an end, it began carrying passengers in 1879. The Liskeard and Looe Union Canal is a derelict Canal between Liskeard and Looe in Cornwall in the south west of England. ... General Name, Symbol, Number copper, Cu, 29 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 4, d Appearance metallic pinkish red Standard atomic weight 63. ... Caradon is a local government district in Cornwall, United Kingdom. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the country. ... This article, image, template or category should belong in one or more categories. ... The Cheeswring, a granite tor on the southern edge of Bodmin Moor (Photo by Mick Knapton) Bodmin Moor is a granite moorland in northeastern Cornwall, England, 208 km² in size, dating from the Carboniferous period of geological history. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... A towpath on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal A towpath is a road or track that runs alongside the banks of a river, canal or other inland waterway. ...


In 1866 a lifeboat station had been established on East Looe beach, and in 1878 a new Town Hall was built, the present-day Guildhall. Around this time recommendations were made that the two towns be merged under one governing body, and despite much protest the Looe Urban District Council was formed in 1898 to govern the whole of Looe. Severn class lifeboat in Poole Harbour, Dorset, England. ...


The 20th century

With the Victorian fashion for seaside holidays, Looe had become a tourist town, dubbed "the playground of Plymouth". This trend continued throughout the 20th century; more and more hotels and tourist facilities were built in the town, and Looe grew and prospered, with peaks in fishing and boatbuilding following the First and Second World Wars. “The Great War ” redirects here. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...


Looe today

Looe remains a fishing town, and several fish dealers operate from the docks of East Looe. With its fleet of small fishing boats returning their catches to port daily, Looe has a reputation for producing excellent fresh fish. The town is also a centre for shark fishing, and is the home of the Shark Angling Club of Great Britain. Orders Carcharhiniformes Heterodontiformes Hexanchiformes Lamniformes Orectolobiformes Pristiophoriformes Squaliformes Squatiniformes Symmoriida(extinct) Sharks (superorder Selachimorpha) are fish with a full cartilaginous skeleton[1] and a streamlined body. ... Big-game fishing, sometimes called offshore sport fishing or offshore game fishing, is a form of recreational fishing, targeting large bony fish such as tuna and marlin in the open sea, often some distance from land and, in some fishing grounds, out of sight of land. ...

View towards Looe, taken on a boat trip, near Looe Island
View towards Looe, taken on a boat trip, near Looe Island

Looe's main business today is, however, tourism, with much of the town given over to hotels, guest houses and holiday homes, along with a large number of pubs, restaurants, and shops selling beach equipment, ice cream and Cornish pasties. Inland from Looe lie many camping and caravan sites, as well as a famous Woolly monkey sanctuary. Other local attractions include the beaches, sailing, fishing and diving, and spectacular coastal walks (especially that via Talland to Polperro. In the area are several stately homes, including Antony House, Cotehele, Mount Edgcumbe, and Lanhydrock House, as well as the Eden Project near St Austell. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 67 KB) This image was taken by myself in August 2005. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 67 KB) This image was taken by myself in August 2005. ... Tourists on Oahu, Hawaii Tourism is travel for predominantly recreational or leisure purposes or the provision of services to support this leisure travel. ... Dariush Grand Hotel,Kish island, Iran The 4-star Manor House Hotel at Castle Combe, Wiltshire, England. ... A guest house is a private home which has been converted for the exclusive use of guest accommodation. ... An amusingly named pub (the Old New Inn) at Bourton-on-the-Water, in the Cotswold Hills of South West England A pub in the Haymarket area of Edinburgh, Scotland A public house, usually known as a pub, is a drinking establishment found mainly in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada... Toms Restaurant, a restaurant in New York made familiar by Suzanne Vega and the television sitcom Seinfeld A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to order, to be consumed on the premises. ... Missing image Ice cream is often served on a stick Boxes of ice cream are often found in stores in a display freezer. ... A pasty from Cornwall A pasty (Cornish: Pasti, Hoggan, incorrectly written as pastie) is a type of pie, originally from Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. ... Car camping is camping in a tent, but nearby the car for easier access and for supply storage. ... A travel trailer or caravan is a small trailer in which people can live and travel simultaneously. ... Type species Simia lagotricha Humboldt, 1812 Species Lagothrix lagotricha Lagothrix cana Lagothrix lugens Lagothrix poeppigii The woolly monkeys are the genus Lagothrix of New World monkeys, usually placed in the family Atelidae. ... An animal sanctuary is a place where animals can come to live and be protected for the rest of their lives. ... For either of the songs named Sailing, see Sailing (song). ... Scuba diving is swimming underwater while using self-contained breathing equipment. ... Talland is a small hamlet on the south-east coast of Cornwall, U.K., between Looe and Polperro. ... Polperro harbour A tourist boat trip leaves Polperro harbour Polperro is a small fishing village on the south Cornwall coast in south west England. ... Antony (Grid reference SX399547) is a village and civil parish in the Caradon district of Cornwall, England, on the Rame Peninsula about three miles west of Torpoint. ... Cotehele, (Grid reference SX422685), is a mediaeval/Tudor house located in St Dominick, near Saltash, Cornwall. ... Mount Edgcumbe House is a stately home in south-east Cornwall. ... Lanhydrock in 1880. ... The Eden Project Inside the tropical Biome The Eden Project is a large-scale environmental complex near St Austell, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...


Outside the busy summer months, the town remains a centre for shopping and entertainment for local villages. There is a tradition of the townsfolk wearing fancy dress on New Year's Eve, when the streets throng with revellers in inventive outfits. Looe is in the top 10 places in the UK to celebrate New Year. A costume party (also referred to as fancy dress party in the United Kingdom) is a type of party where the guests dress up in a costume. ... The quality of this article or section may be compromised by peacock terms. You can help Wikipedia by removing peacock terms. ...


East Looe

East Looe centres on its broad sandy beach, with the distinctive Banjo Pier, a new Lifeboat station and St. Mary's Church. Stretching back from here is a grid of narrow streets forming the main business area of the town, packed with many small shops, restaurants and pubs, and the Old Guildhall, now a museum. Along the estuary lies the quay, with several fish dealers. Towards the bridge lies the Victorian Guildhall, and just north of the bridge the railway station. This is the terminus of the Looe Valley branch line to Liskeard (at Liskeard, the line connects with the main Plymouth to Penzance Great Western Main Line). The Louvre Museum in Paris, one of the largest and most famous museums in the world. ... Rio de la Plata estuary Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Estuaries An estuary is a semi-enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. ... A quay, pronounced key, kay, is a wharf or bank where ships and other vessels are loaded. ... Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her accession to the Throne, 20 June 1837) gave her name to the historic era The Victorian era of the United Kingdom marked the height of the British Industrial Revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ... The station building and buffers Looe railways station serves the twin towns of East and West Looe in Cornwall, United Kingdom. ... Terminal Station was also the name of a railway station in Chattanooga, Tennessee; see Chattanooga Choo Choo. ... The Looe Valley Line is a railway line from Liskeard to Looe in Cornwall, UK. The line follows the shores of the River Looe for much of its course. ... Liskeard, an ancient Stannary and market town at the head of the River Looe valley in southeast Cornwall, UK, is the administrative centre of the Caradon District. ... Plymouth is a city of 243,795 inhabitants (2001 census) in the south-west of England, or alternatively the West Country, and is situated within the traditional and ceremonial county of Devon at the mouths of the rivers Plym and Tamar and at the head of one of the world... Penzance Harbour and surrounding area as seen from the air Penzance (Cornish: Pensans) is a civil parish and port town in the Penwith district of Cornwall, England, UK. Granted various Royal Charters from 1512 onwards and incorporated in 1614,[2] it has a population of 21,168[1] people and... Maidenhead Railway Bridge The Great Western Main Line is a main line railway in England, which includes routes westwards from London to South Wales, Cornwall and other districts. ...


On the hilltop above East Looe lies Shutta, and beyond that the Sunrising housing estate and Looe Community School. Along the cliffs to the east is Plaidy beach, and past there is the bay and village of Millendreath with another beach. A housing estate is a medium-to-low density residential area, usually part of a suburb of a town or city in a developed country. ...


West Looe

View down West Looe Hill, looking towards the harbour
View down West Looe Hill, looking towards the harbour

West Looe spreads north from the bridge on the Polperro Road towards Sclerder, and along the river south of the bridge, with hotels, restaurants and boarding houses along the waterfront and houses climbing the perilous cliff above, towards a cluster of shops and businesses and the Church of St. Nicholas. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 799 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1126 × 845 pixel, file size: 461 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Looking down West Looe Hill towards the harbour. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 799 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1126 × 845 pixel, file size: 461 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Looking down West Looe Hill towards the harbour. ... Polperro harbour A tourist boat trip leaves Polperro harbour Polperro is a small fishing village on the south Cornwall coast in south west England. ... Saint Nicholas (Greek: , Agios Nikolaos, victory of the people) is the common name for Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra (in modern day Antalya province, Turkey), who had a reputation for secret gift-giving, but is now commonly identified with Santa Claus. ...


Further to south along the coast road is Hannafore Point, marking the edge of Looe Harbour, with to the west the wide, stony Hannafore beach, facing across a narrow channel to Looe Island (officially called St. George's Island). Slightly inland is the hamlet of Portlooe. Beyond lies a coastal path leading to the hamlets of Porthallow and Talland, and from there on to Polperro. Talland is a small hamlet on the south-east coast of Cornwall, U.K., between Looe and Polperro. ... Polperro harbour A tourist boat trip leaves Polperro harbour Polperro is a small fishing village on the south Cornwall coast in south west England. ...


On the high ground looking over the rest of both East and West Looe there are many modern houses and a recreational area called 'The Downs'


Port and Harbour

Looe is being regenerated, like many other ports to be fit for purpose, to serve as a small cargo port.


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