Editing Par, Cornwall (section)

{{short description|Village on the south coast of Cornwall, England}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox UK place
|static_image_name= Par Inn.jpg
|static_image_width= 240
|static_image_caption= The Par Inn
|country =                 England
|map_type=                 Cornwall
|coordinates = {{coord|50.3505|-4.7111|display=inline,title}}
|official_name=            Par
|cornish_name=             Porth
|population=               
|civil_parish=             [[Tywardreath and Par]]
|civil_parish1=[[St Blaise (parish)|St Blaise]]
|unitary_england=          [[Cornwall]]
|lieutenancy_england =     [[Cornwall]]
|region=                   South West England
|constituency_westminster= [[St Austell and Newquay (UK Parliament constituency)|St Austell and Newquay]]
|post_town=                PAR
|postcode_district =       PL24
|postcode_area=            PL
|dial_code=                01726
|os_grid_reference=        SX072536
}}

'''Par''' ({{langx|kw|Porth}}, meaning ''creek'' or ''harbour''<ref name = dict>[[Henry Jenner]], ''A Handbook of the Cornish Language: Chiefly in Its Latest Stages, with Some Account of its History and Literature'', Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1904 reprinted 2012, {{ISBN|978 1 108 04702 9}}</ref>) is a village and fishing port with a harbour on the south coast of [[Cornwall]], England, United Kingdom. The village is situated in the [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] of [[Tywardreath and Par]], although West Par and the [[Par Docks|docks]] lie in the parish of [[St Blaise (parish)|St Blaise]].

Par is approximately {{convert|3.5|mi}} east of [[St Austell]].<ref>Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 200 ''Newquay & Bodmin'' {{ISBN|978-0-319-22938-5}}</ref> Par has a population of around 1,600 (in 2012).

It became developed in the second quarter of the 19th century when the harbour was developed, to serve copper mines and other mineral sites in and surrounding the [[Luxulyan Valley]]; [[china clay]] later became the dominant traffic as copper working declined, and the harbour and the china clay dries remain as distinctive features of the industrial heritage; however the mineral activity is much reduced.

Par Harbour and the beach at Par Sands are south of the village, and the latter includes a large static caravan holiday park; another small beach is at Spit Point west of the harbour. Between these two beaches the [[South West Coast Path]] takes an inland diversion through the village.

Par lies in a triangle of streets which form a one-way traffic system. There is a variety of shops, a post office, a public house and other businesses.