Landewednack

Landewednack

St Wynwallow's church at Landewednack
Landewednack
Landewednack shown within Cornwall
Population 906 (United Kingdom Census 2011)
OS grid reference SW706123
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town HELSTON
Postcode district TR12
Dialling code 01326
Police Devon and Cornwall
Fire Cornwall
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK Parliament

Landewednack (Cornish: Lanndewynnek) is a civil parish and a hamlet in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The hamlet is situated approximately ten miles (16 km) south of Helston.[1]

Landewednack is the most southerly parish on the British mainland.[2] The parish church, dedicated to St Winwallow, is the most southerly in England and is built of local serpentine stone (see St Wynwallow's Church, Landewednack). Caerthillian cove and beach sits on the western border of the parish.

The hamlet of Landewednack is now part of Lizard village.

Twinning

Landewednack is twinned with Landevennec (Landevenneg) in Brittany, France.

References

  1. ↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End ISBN 978-0-319-23148-7
  2. ↑ GENUKI website; Landewednack retrieved April 2010


Landewednack in relation to neighbouring parishes

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