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Penwith (/ ˌ p ɛ n ˈ w ɪ θ /; Cornish: Pennwydh) is an area of Cornwall, England, located on the peninsula of the same name. It is also the name of a former local government district , whose council was based in Penzance .
Penwith District Shown within UK and Cornwall This is a full list of all the towns , villages , hamlets and other places of note in the Penwith district of Cornwall , England, United Kingdom
St Just (Cornish: Lan(n)ust), [3] also known as St Just in Penwith, is a town and civil parish in the Penwith district of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It lies along the B3306 road which connects St Ives to the A30 road .
Penzance (/ p ɛ n ˈ z æ n s / pen-ZANSS; Cornish: Pennsans) [1] is a town, civil parish and port in the Penwith district of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.It is the westernmost major town in Cornwall [2] and is about 64 miles (103 km) west-southwest of Plymouth and 255 miles (410 km) west-southwest of London.
Twin towns of Glastonbury Administrative divisions of England. ... New York City, United States; Santiago, Chile; ... St Just in Penwith [368] Huelgoat, France; St ...
Arthur Langdon (1896) recorded the existence of seven stone crosses in the parish of St Just in Penwith, including two in the vicarage garden and two at Kenidjack. Another cross has been built into the church wall; there are also crosses at Leswidden and Nanquidno.
Land's End [1] (Cornish Standard Written Form: Penn an Wlas or Pedn an Wlas) [2] is a headland and tourist and holiday complex in western Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, on the Penwith peninsula about eight miles (13 km) west-south-west of Penzance at the western end of the A30 road.
In England, city status sometimes applies to civil parishes, such as with Ripon; though the status may not apply to the local government district which share their name. For example, the civil parishes of Lichfield and Chichester each hold city status, but Lichfield District and Chichester District in which they are situated do not.