Where is Boscastle located?
Q: Where is Boscastle located?
A: Boscastle is a village and fishing port on the north coast of Cornwall, United Kingdom, 14 miles south of Bude and 5 miles north-east of Tintagel.
Q: What does the name Boscastle derive from?
A: The name of the village derives from Bottreaux Castle, a 12th-century fortress, of which little survives.
Q: Is there a church in Boscastle?
A: No, there is no church in Boscastle but there are churches at Forrabury and Minster.
Q: How is the Boscastle harbour protected?
A: Boscastle harbour is a natural inlet protected by two stone harbour walls built in 1584 by Sir Richard Grenville.
Q: What is the oldest part of Boscastle?
A: The oldest part of Boscastle surrounds the harbour.
Q: What happened to Boscastle on 16 August 2004?
A: A flash flood on 16 August 2004 caused extensive damage to the village. Residents were trapped in houses and elsewhere as the roads turned into rivers.
Q: Were there any casualties in the Boscastle flood of 2004?
A: In the largest peacetime rescue operation ever launched in the UK, 91 people were rescued and there were no deaths.
