Lobster Traps Fishing Boats Cadgwith England a Fishing Town
by Wayne Moran
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Lobster Traps Fishing Boats Cadgwith England a Fishing Town
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Wayne Moran
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Photograph - Fine Art Photography
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Lobster Traps Fishing Boats Cadgwith England a Fishing Town
Cadgwith (Cornish: Porthkajwydh, meaning cove of the thicket) is a village and fishing port in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is on the Lizard Peninsula between The Lizard and Coverack. It is in the civil parish of Grade Ruan.
The village has its origins in medieval times as a collection of fish cellars in a sheltered south-east facing coastal valley with a shingle cove. Fishing subsidised local farmers' livelihoods. Cadgwith was originally called 'Porthcaswydh', becoming 'Por Cadjwydh' in Late Cornish, and is derived from the Cornish word for 'a thicket', literally meaning battle of trees, probably because the valley was densely wooded. From the 16th century, the village became inhabited, with fishing as the main occupation. Subsequently, houses, lofts, capstan houses, and cellars constructed of local stone or cob walls and thatched or slated roofs were built along the beach and up the sides of the valley leading to Cadgwith's characteristic Cornish fishing village appearance. In recent times a very small Anglican church was built, next to the path from the car park down to the seafront, dedicated to St Mary.
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December 7th, 2022
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Ben Stone 29 Days Ago
Hi Wayne, I love this photograph it looks like the perfect post card from an english fishing village, which it is! L/F
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