Millbay, East Portlemouth. Porth is a celtic name and the church at east Portlemouth is still dedicated to Saint Winwalloe, a celtic saint. East Portlemouth was once the principal settlement at the mouth of the estuary. It's shipyards built ships throughout the middle ages. Unfortunately, a ruthless land clearance in the nineteenth century by the landlord removed the old village and its inhabitants. Apparently the villagers preferred fishing and trading rather than working the landlords estate. The historian Froude who lived in Salcombe raised the matter in Parliament. Such landowners were the exception rather than the norm in the South Hams. This has always been an area of small independant farmers rather than larger estates.