Newquay, Cornwall - Harbour, car park, old cars - postcard 1964

Postcard
• Picture / Image:  The Harbour, Newquay, Cornwall - possibly real photo
• Publisher:  none given (BS 2)
• Postally used:  yes
• Stamp:  2&half d. red Wilding
• Postmark(s):  Newquay 3 June 1964 'Europe's Finest Beaches Newquay by Road Rail and Air' slogan
• Sent to:  Oulton, nr Leeds
• Notes / condition: 

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Newquay (Cornish: Tewynblustri^[1]) is a town, civil parish, seaside resort and fishing port in Cornwall, England. It is situated on the North Atlantic coast of Cornwall approximately 20 miles (32 km) west of Bodmin and 12 miles (19 km) north of Truro.^[2]

The town is bounded to the west by the River Gannel and its associated salt marsh, and to the east by the Porth Valley. Newquay has been expanding inland (south) since it was founded.

In 2001, the census recorded a permanent population of 19,562.^[3]

There are some pre-historic burial mounds and an embankment on the area now known as The Barrowfields, 400 m (1,300 ft) from Trevelgue. There were once up to fifteen barrows, but now only a few remain. Excavations here have revealed charred cooking pots and a coarse pottery burial urn containing remains of a Bronze Age chieftain, who was buried here up to 3,500 years ago.^[4]

In 1987, evidence of a Bronze Age village was found at Trethellan Farm, a site that overlooks the River Gannel.^[5]

The first signs of settlement in the Newquay region consist of a late Iron Age hill fort/industrial centre which exploited the nearby abundant resources (including deposits of iron) and the superior natural defences provided by Trevelgue Head. It is claimed that occupation of the site was continuous from the 3rd century BC to the 5th or 6th century AD (a Dark Ages house was later built on the head).^[6]

The curve of the headland around what is now Newquay Harbour provided natural protection from bad weather and a small fishing village grew up in the area. When the village was first occupied is unknown but it is not mentioned in the Domesday Book although a local house (now a bar known as ""Treninnick Tavern"") is included.^[7] By the 15th century, the village was called ""Towan Blystra""—-""Towan"" means sand hill/dune in Cornish, ""Blystra"" meaning blown-—but the anchorage was exposed to winds from the north east and in 1439 the local burgesses applied to Edmund Lacey, Bishop of Exeter for leave and funds to build a ""New quay"" from which the town derives its current name.

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period=1945 - present

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