Looe
Looe (/ˈluː/; Cornish: Logh, lit. 'deep water inlet') is located in east Cornwall and had a population of 5,280 at the 2011 census.
The town is divided by the River Looe into East Looe and West Looe – they are connected by a bridge and a harbour ferry also operates further down stream
Originally Looe developed as two separate towns each with MPs and its own mayor.
Today the town centres around a small harbour and along the steep-sided valley of the River Looe which flows between East and West Looe to the sea beside a sandy beach. Offshore to the west, opposite the stonier Hannafore Beach, lies Looe Island.
Looe is linked to the main railway network by the somewhat quirky Looe Valley Line operated by Great Western Railway and which began life as a canal some remains of which are still visible in places where the railway deviated from the course of the canal. Proposals for a direct, high speed direct line to Plymouth along with associated Hotel, Residential and Golf Club developments were planned by the original Great Western Railway company during the 1930s. Only the now disuses golf course was completed the remainder of the plans falling victim to World War II and Nationalisation.
Read MoreThe town is divided by the River Looe into East Looe and West Looe – they are connected by a bridge and a harbour ferry also operates further down stream
Originally Looe developed as two separate towns each with MPs and its own mayor.
Today the town centres around a small harbour and along the steep-sided valley of the River Looe which flows between East and West Looe to the sea beside a sandy beach. Offshore to the west, opposite the stonier Hannafore Beach, lies Looe Island.
Looe is linked to the main railway network by the somewhat quirky Looe Valley Line operated by Great Western Railway and which began life as a canal some remains of which are still visible in places where the railway deviated from the course of the canal. Proposals for a direct, high speed direct line to Plymouth along with associated Hotel, Residential and Golf Club developments were planned by the original Great Western Railway company during the 1930s. Only the now disuses golf course was completed the remainder of the plans falling victim to World War II and Nationalisation.
