Helford

Coordinates: 50°05′28″N 5°08′13″W / 50.091°N 5.137°W / 50.091; -5.137

Helford
Helford riverside
Shire county	Cornwall
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	TR12
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Cornwall
Ambulance	South Western
EU Parliament	South West England
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Helford (Cornish: Heyl, meaning estuary) is a village in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated on the south bank of the Helford River and is approximately five miles (8 km) south-southwest of Falmouth.^[1]

Helford is in the civil parish of Manaccan. The village has a pub, a village shop, and a sailing club.

A pedestrian ferry operates daily from Easter to October between Helford and Helford Passage^[2]

Helford lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Almost a third of Cornwall has AONB designation, with the same status and protection as a National Park.

References

↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 204 Truro & Falmouth ISBN 978-0-319-23149-4
↑ Cornwal Council website; list of ferries. Retrieved April 2010

External links

Media related to Helford at Wikimedia Commons

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Unitary authorities	Cornwall Council Council of the Isles of Scilly

Major settlements	Bodmin Bude Callington Camborne Camelford Falmouth Fowey Hayle Helston Launceston Liskeard Looe Lostwithiel Marazion Newlyn Newquay Padstow Par Penryn Penzance Porthleven Redruth Saltash St Austell St Blazey St Columb Major St Ives St Just in Penwith St Mawes Stratton Torpoint Truro Wadebridge See also: List of civil parishes in Cornwall

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