St Levan
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St Levan is a civil parish and village in Cornwall
, United Kingdom
. The village is situated approximately eight miles (12.7 km) south west of Penzance
.
The parish encompasses the settlements of St Levan, Trethewey, Treen (the chief village), and Porthcurno
and shares boundaries with the parishes of Sennen
in the north-west, St Buryan
in the north-east (with which it has close ties) and is bounded by the sea in the south and was at one point part of St Buryan
parish. The parish comprises 2402 acres (10 km²) of land, 3 acres (12,140.6 m²) of water and 31 acres (125,452.7 m²) of foreshore.
For the purposes of local government St Levan is a civil parish and every four years elects a parish council consisting of 10 councillors. The principal local authority is Cornwall Council.
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. The village is situated approximately eight miles (12.7 km) south west of Penzance
Penzance
Penzance is a town, civil parish, and port in Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom. It is the most westerly major town in Cornwall and is approximately 75 miles west of Plymouth and 300 miles west-southwest of London...
.
The parish encompasses the settlements of St Levan, Trethewey, Treen (the chief village), and Porthcurno
Porthcurno
Porthcurno is a small village in the parish of St. Levan located in a valley on the south coast of the county of Cornwall, England in the United Kingdom. It is approximately to the west of the market town of Penzance and about from Land's End, the most westerly point of the English mainland...
and shares boundaries with the parishes of Sennen
Sennen
Sennen is a coastal civil parish and a village in Cornwall, United Kingdom. Sennen village is situated approximately eight miles west-southwest of Penzance....
in the north-west, St Buryan
St Buryan
St Buryan is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, United Kingdom.The village of St Buryan is situated approximately five miles west of Penzance along the B3283 towards Land's End...
in the north-east (with which it has close ties) and is bounded by the sea in the south and was at one point part of St Buryan
St Buryan
St Buryan is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, United Kingdom.The village of St Buryan is situated approximately five miles west of Penzance along the B3283 towards Land's End...
parish. The parish comprises 2402 acres (10 km²) of land, 3 acres (12,140.6 m²) of water and 31 acres (125,452.7 m²) of foreshore.
For the purposes of local government St Levan is a civil parish and every four years elects a parish council consisting of 10 councillors. The principal local authority is Cornwall Council.
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