Penberth

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Penberth is a small village on the Penwith peninsula in Cornwall, United Kingdom.

Penberth cove is one of the last remaining traditional fishing coves in Cornwall. A handful of local fisherman still make their living from fishing for mackerel, lobster and crab, though the number has declined sharply since the 1980s.

The longest standing and best known fishing family in the cove are the Chapples; several generations of Chapple fishermen have fished from the cove since the mid 1800s. David Chapple founded the current fisherman's society in the cove in the late 1950s, and the Chapple tradition in the cove endures through his son Billy.

The cove was purchased in the 1930s by the Favell family, who lived at the main house in the cove, Foxstones. They donated Penberth Cove in 1957 to the National Trust through the National Heritage Fund, in memory of those who died in the Second World War. Several grandchildren of the Favell family still live in Penberth.

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