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This is a list of towns and villages in the ceremonial county of Cornwall, United Kingdom. The ceremonial county includes the unitary authorities of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. In accordance with gazetteers, Cornish names are in the standard written form approved by the Maga signage panel. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Menheniot (pronounced Men-en-yut; [clarification needed] Cornish: Mahynyet) [1] is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (4.0 km) southeast of Liskeard. [2] The meaning of the name is "sanctuary of Neot" (from minihi and Neot). [3] Menheniot had a population of 1,605 in the 2001 census ...
The present building dates from the 17th or 18th century, [1] but the public house is dated to "circa 1312". [2] The inn is one of the oldest surviving in Cornwall, possibly in the United Kingdom, [3] and was popular with artists during the Victorian era, with one commentator stating that the artists and fisherman got on well together.
Both the pub and shop close during the winter months. [2] The Eagle in Benet Street, Cambridge. The pub in which Francis Crick and James Watson announced that they had "discovered the secret of life" (the structure of DNA). The pub is opposite the Cavendish Laboratory [4] and the event is commemorated by a blue plaque next to the entrance. [5]
Liskeard (/ l ɪ ˈ s k ɑːr d / ⓘ lih-SKARD; Cornish: Lyskerrys [2]) is an ancient stannary and market town in south-east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately 20 miles (32 km) west of Plymouth , 14 miles (23 km) west of the Devon border, and 12 miles (20 km) east of Bodmin .
Pensilva (Cornish: Pennsilva) [1] is a village in the civil parish of St Ive and Pensilva, in east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is at about four miles (6 km) northeast of Liskeard. [2] Nearby settlements include Charaton Cross and Middlehill.
St Keyne (Cornish: Sen Keyn) is a village in the civil parish of St Keyne and Trewidland, in east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The parish lies between the parishes of Liskeard and Duloe. [1] The parish population at the 2011 census was 492. [2] The village is served by St Keyne Wishing Well Halt railway station.
Trewidland (Cornish: Trewythelan) [1] is a hamlet in the civil parish of St Keyne and Trewidland, in east Cornwall, England. It is about two miles northeast of Duloe. [2] It is situated in the Looe Valley, which has been designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The village shop and post office closed some years ago, as did the two ...