What is Perranzabuloe?
Q: What is Perranzabuloe?
A: Perranzabuloe is a coastal civil parish and a hamlet in Cornwall, United Kingdom.
Q: How far is the hamlet of Perranzabuloe from Perranporth?
A: The hamlet of Perranzabuloe is just over a mile (2 km) south of Perranporth.
Q: How far is the hamlet of Perranzabuloe from Newquay?
A: The hamlet of Perranzabuloe is seven miles (11 km) south-southwest of Newquay.
Q: What is the population of Perranzabuloe?
A: The population of Perranzabuloe was 5,382 in the 2001 census.
Q: What is the meaning of "Perranus in Sabulo"?
A: "Perranus in Sabulo" means Piran in the sand in medieval Latin.
Q: Who was Piran?
A: Piran was a Christian evangelist who founded a church in the seventh century near the coast north of Perranporth, and is the patron saint of Cornwall.
Q: What happened to the medieval parish church of Perranzabuloe?
A: The medieval parish church of Perranzabuloe was completely lost in sand dunes over a long period of time, and a new church had to be built further away from the coast.
