Boscastle

Boscastle is a village and fishing port on the north coast of Cornwall, United Kingdom, and 14 miles (23 km) south of Bude and 5 miles (8 km) north-east of Tintagel.Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 190 Bude & Clovelly 

The name of the village comes from Bottreaux Castle, a 12th-century fortress, of which little survives. There is no church in Boscastle but there are churches at Forrabury and Minster. Boscastle harbour is a natural inlet protected by two stone harbour walls built in 1584 by Sir Richard Grenville. The oldest part of Boscastle surrounds the harbour; more modern residential building extends up the valleys of the Rivers Valency and Jordan.

A flash flood on 16 August 2004, caused extensive damage to the village. Residents were trapped in houses and elsewhere as the roads turned into rivers.BBC news: Dozens rescued from flash floods Retrieved on 25 August 2008Met office In the largest peacetime rescue operation ever launched in the UK, 91 people were rescued and there were no deaths.

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Category:Villages in Cornwall