Place:East Looe, Cornwall, England

NameEast Looe
Alt namesLoghsource: Wikipedia
TypeTown, Civil parish
Coordinates50.367°N 4.45°W
Located inCornwall, England
See alsoWest Hundred, Cornwall, Englandhundred in which it was located
Liskeard Rural, Cornwall, Englandrural district of which it was a part 1894-1998
Looe, Cornwall, Englandurban district of which it was part 1898-1974
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog

Looe (Cornish: Logh, meaning deep water inlet) is a small coastal town, fishing port and civil parish in the south-east Cornwall, England, with a population of 5,280 (2001 census). Looe is divided in two by the River Looe, East Looe (Cornish: Logh) and West Looe (Cornish: Porthbyhan, meaning little cove) being connected by a bridge. The town is approximately 20 miles (32 km) west of the city of Plymouth and seven miles (11 km) south of Liskeard.

The town is situated 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. Off shore to the west, opposite the stonier Hannafore beach, lies the picturesque St George's Island, commonly known as Looe Island.

East Looe was part of the Liskeard Rural District from 1894 until 1898. Looe, combining East Looe and West Looe, was an urban district from 1898 until 1974.

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