Par
Par is a town and also fishing port with a harbour on the south shore of Cornwall, England, UK. The village is positioned in the civil parish of Tywardreath as well as Par, although West Par and the docks hinge on the church of St Blaise. Par is roughly 3.5 miles (5.6 kilometres) east of St Austell. Par has a population of around 1,600 (in 2012). It became developed in the 2nd quarter of the nineteenth century when the harbour was developed, to serve copper mines as well as various other mineral sites in and also bordering the Luxulyan Valley; china clay later became the dominant traffic as copper working declined, and the harbour and the china clay dries stay as distinguishing characteristics of the commercial heritage; nonetheless the mineral activity is much lowered. Par Harbour and the coastline at Par Sands are southern of the town, as well as the last consists of a huge static caravan holiday park; an additional small beach goes to Spit Point west of the harbour. Between these two coastlines the South West Coast Path takes an inland diversion with the town. Par depends on a triangular of roads which form a one-way website traffic system. There is a range of stores, a post office, a hostelry and various other services.