Mother Ivy's Bay

People sunbathing in the bay

Polventon Bay[1] (Cornish: Poll Fenton, meaning pool of a spring), Mother Ivy's Bay, or Mother Ivey's Bay is a bay with a beach near Padstow in Cornwall, England, UK.

The name Mother Ivey's Bay first appears in 1870[2] and is named after a local wisewoman and white witch.[3]

Cover photos for the 1982 album E già by Italian singer Lucio Battisti were taken here by photographer Gered Mankowitz.

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References

  1. Ordinance Survey
  2. Weatherhill C. (2007) Cornish Place Names and Language. Ammanford: Sigma Press
  3. "Cameron holiday destination cursed by white witch", The Guardian, 23 July 2008

Coordinates: 50°32′48″N 5°00′59″W / 50.5467°N 5.0165°W / 50.5467; -5.0165

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