Perranzabuloe - Pyran yn Treth

Perranzabuloe/Pyran yn Treth is a small village about a mile south of Perranporth. The name is derived from "Piran in the sand" referring to St Piran (the patron saint of Cornwall), who founded a church on the coat close to Perranporth in the seventh century. The site of St Piran's is in the sands of Penhale. Having been abandoned, it was returned to the sand after excavation in the early twentieth century. St Piran's Cross is nearby, which is said to be the earliest recorded stone cross in Cornwall.