Penzance (/pɛnˈzæns/; Cornish: Pennsans) is a town, civil parish and port in Cornwall, in England, United Kingdom. It is well known for being the most westerly major town in Cornwall and is approximately 75 miles (121 km) west of Plymouth and 300 miles (480 km) west-southwest of London. Situated in the shelter of Mount's Bay, the town faces south-east onto the English Channel, is bordered to the west by the fishing port of Newlyn, to the north by the civil parish of Madron and to the east by the civil parish of Ludgvan.
Population: 20,812
Latitude: 50° 07' 7.00" N
Longitude: -5° 32' 13.74" W
The Tregiffian Burial Chamber (Cornish: Hirvedh Treguhyon) is a Neolithic or early Bronze age chambered tomb. It is near Lamorna in west Cornwall, United Kingdom (grid reference SW430244). It is a rare form of a passage grave, known as an Entrance g…
Treen (Cornish: Tredhin) is a hamlet in the parish of Zennor, on the north coast of the Penwith peninsula in Cornwall, England, UK. It lies along the B3306 road which connects St Ives to the A30 road. At Gurnard's Head nearby on the coast is one of …
St Michael's Hospital, Hayle is a small hospital located in Hayle, Cornwall, United Kingdom run by Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust. The hospital carries out approximately 5,000 operations each year.
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Sennen Cove Lifeboat Station is the base for Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) search and rescue operations for the sea around Land's End, Cornwall in the United Kingdom.
Porth Nanven (grid reference SW355307) (also known as Cot Valley Beach) is a beach in the far west of Cornwall, United Kingdom.
Penlee Point (Cornish: Penn Legh, meaning stone-slab headland) is a promontory near the coastal fishing village of Mousehole in west Cornwall, England, UK.
Pendour Cove (grid reference SW447389) is a beach in west Cornwall, England, UK.
Penberth (Cornish: Benbryhi) is a valley, coastal village and cove on the Penwith peninsula in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is approximately 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Penzance. Most of the village is within the parish of St Buryan and th…
Nancledra is a village in west Cornwall, England, UK. It is three miles (5 km) south of St Ives and four miles (6.5 km) north-northeast of Penzance. Nancledra is a small village with a population of around 150. The village is in Towednack civil pari…
Morrab Gardens are a municipal garden covering 1.2 ha (3.0 acres) to the south of Penzance town centre, Cornwall.
Kenidjack Valley (Cornish: Keunyjek, meaning place abounding in firewood),sometimes referred to as Nancherrow Valley (Cornish: Nanj Erow, meaning acre valley), is a steep-sided valley in Cornwall, United Kingdom.
Kelynack is a settlement in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated on the Penwith peninsula approximately four miles (6km) north-northeast of Land's End and one mile (1.6km) south of St Just. It lies along the B3306 road which connec…
The Hayle Estuary (Cornish: Heyl, meaning estuary) is an estuary in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
Drift Reservoir is a reservoir in Cornwall, England, UK, just north of Drift village, southwest of Penzance. The reservoir is approximately a mile (1.6 km) long and covers 65 acres. It has a large dam at its southern end, and at the northern end, sp…
Cot Valley is located half-a-mile south of St Just in west Cornwall, United Kingdom.
Connor Downs is a village in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, in the civil parish of Gwinear-Gwithian. It is situated approximately two miles (3 km) east of Hayle and about two miles south-southeast of Gwithian churchtown. The name "Connor" w…
Castle Horneck is also referred to as Castle Hornocke (Early Modern English) and Iron Castle. It was an ancient castle which may have existed, located near Penzance, Cornwall in southwestern England.