Porthilly () is a small coastal settlement on the east side of the River Camel estuary in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated immediately south of the larger village of Rock approximately four miles (6.5 km) northwest of Wadebridge.Ordnance Survey: Explorer map (scale 1:25000); Sheet 106 Newquay & Padstow Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 200 Newquay & Bodmin
The settlement is in the civil parish of St Minver Lowlands. Cornwall Council online mapping. Retrieved June 2010 It is on the south side of Porthilly Cove, an estuarine bay with a level intertidal beach.
St Michael's church, an ancient chapelry of St Minver parish, stands on the seawall above the cove. First mentioned in a deed dated 1299, the building has Norman features and was substantially restored in 1867. It has a chancel and nave, a south transept and a bell turret containing one bell. GENUKI website; St Minver. Retrieved June 2010
In the churchyard to the south of the church is a medieval four holed cross. It is listed Grade II.
Cornish wrestling Cornish wrestling tournaments, for prizes, have been held in Porthilly,Cornish Guardian, 21 August 1969. including the Interceltic games in 1969.Cornish Guardian, 10 July 1969.Cornish Guardian, 17 July 1969.
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