Porcupine

Porcupine is a small Cornish hamlet in the PL24 district of South West England. Originally a mining settlement, it grew during the 20th century and has since become closely linked with neighbouring St Blazey, now directly adjoining it and sharing the same electoral district. Today the hamlet is made up of around 70 houses, a compact community with roots in Cornwall's industrial past. Its story—of quiet expansion from mining beginnings to an intimate residential enclave—captures a slice of local history and continuity in the county of Cornwall.