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
St Bridget's Church, Morvah is a parish church in the Church of England located in Morvah, Cornwall, UK. The church, dedicated to St Bridget, is medieval. It was licenced for divine service by the Bishop of Exeter on 22 September 1400. The tower is …
Sparnon is a small hamlet on the Penwith peninsula in Cornwall, United Kingdom.
Sancreed Beacon is a Bronze Age archaeological site near the village of Sancreed in the Penwith peninsula of Cornwall maintained by the Cornwall Heritage Trust.
Pridden is a hamlet in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
Polgigga (or Poljigga) is a hamlet in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, on the B3315 Land's End to Penzance road and within the civil parish of St Levan.
Penwith Hundred was one of ten ancient administrative hundreds of the county of Cornwall, England, UK. The ancient hundred of Penwith was larger than the local government district of Penwith (1974–2009) which took its name.
Newbridge (Cornish: Hal an Tegen) is a hamlet in the civil parish Madron on the Penwith peninsula in west Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is on the A3071 road about three miles (5 km) west of Penzance.
The Morrab Library is an independent library based in Penzance, Cornwall in the UK.
Escalls is a small village near Sennen on the Penwith peninsula in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
Crean is a hamlet in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated three miles (5 km) east of Land's End.
Church Rock is a beach on the west coast of Cornwall, UK.
Castle Gate is a hamlet in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately three miles (4.5 km) north-northeast of Penzance at OS grid ref SW491342 in a former mining area.
Carnyorth (Cornish: Karnyorgh) is a hamlet in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is approximately one mile (1.6 km) south of Pendeen and six miles (10 km) northwest of Penzance. It lies along the B3306 road which connects St Ives to the A30 …
Canon's Town or Canonstown (Ordnance Survey) is a hamlet in Cornwall, England, UK, situated on the A30 in Ludgvan civil parish, between Penzance and Hayle.
Bartinney Castle is an Iron Age enclosure located in the Penwith Peninsula of Cornwall in the United Kingdom, it is surrounded by a circular earthwork standing on a hill surrounded by various archaeological prehistoric remains, including ancient set…
Balwest (Cornish: Bal West, meaning Western mine) is a hamlet in the civil parish of Germoe in west Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom .
Tregurnow is a settlement in St Buryan civil parish on the Penwith peninsula in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
Joppa is a farmstead settlement in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Hayle and is in Hayle civil parish.