Penzance
Penzance is a Town in the county of Cornwall.
Penzance postcode: TR18 4
There are great places to visit near Penzance including some great hiking areas, country parks, towns, hills, villages, historic buildings and airports.
There are a number of hiking areas near to Penzance including Tehidy.
Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park are some of Penzance best country parks to visit near Penzance.
Callington, Polperro, and St Ives are some of Penzance best towns to visit near Penzance.
Kit Hill Country Park is one of Penzance's best, nearby hills to visit in Penzance.
There are a number of villages near Penzance including Cremyll, and Botallack.
The area close to Penzance boasts some of the best historic buildings including Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
The area around Penzance features a number of interesting airports including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.
Penzance History
There are some historic monuments around Penzance:
- Base slab of a medieval wayside cross, 110m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
- Wayside cross 2m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
- Courtyard house settlement with enclosure and fogou 235m south east of Porthmeor Farm
- Wayside cross in Madron churchyard, west of the church
- Round cairn 180m WSW of Higher Conquer
- Stone hut circle settlement, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system 500m south of Foage Farm
- Wayside cross at Tregwainton Carn
- Round 280m WNW of Higher Faugan Hotel
- Ancient house and enclosures 250yds (230m) N of Mulfra Farm
- Iron Age defended settlement, 330m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- Churchyard cross 25m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
- Courtyard house 150m north east of Trye Farm
- Wayside cross in Newlyn churchyard, south of the church
- A small multivallate hillfort known as 'Castle-an-Dinas' which contains an 18th century folly called 'Roger's Tower'
- Round cairn 135m west of Little Carnaquidden
- Cross-head in Madron churchyard, south of the church
- Platform cairn 190m SSE of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Courtyard house settlement and field system and medieval farmstead 440m south of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Round called Lesingey Round
- Standing stone 340m south of Trye Farm
- Large regular stone circle called Boscawen-Un with two outlying standing stones west of Boscawen Noon Farm
- Wayside cross 70m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
- Hut circles, Higher Bussow
- Wayside cross 200m north east of Boscathnoe Farm
- Nun Careg Cross, 400m south-west of Boleigh Farm
- Deserted medieval settlement with 16th and 18th century structures 85m west of West Lanyon Quoit
- Courtyard house settlement with part of a field system and a possible fogou 550m SSE of Treen
- Enclosure 220yds (200m) NE of Trevean
- Wayside cross 310m WNW of Little Boswarthen
- An inscribed cross shaft, a lantern cross head and a cross-base in Gulval churchyard
- Round 340m south east of Trevean
- Choone Cross, 220m WNW of Choone Farm
- Entrance grave 290m south west of Brane End Farm
- Early Christian memorial stone and churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m south of the church
- Enclosed stone hut circle settlement at Chygwidden Vean, 250m east of Land Vue
- Neolithic hilltop enclosure and Iron Age defended settlement known as Trencrom Castle
- Wayside cross 200m north west of Pendrea
- Wayside cross base 125m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle
- Standing stone called Tresvennack Pillar
- Iron Age defended settlement 460m south east of Caer Bran Farm
- Wayside cross 65m west of St Uny's Church, Lelant
- Medieval wayside cross 35m SSW of Pendrea Cottage, south west of St Buryan
- The Merry Maidens (or Dawns Men) stone circle
- Entrance grave known as Zennor Quoit 600m north-east of Foage Farm
- Two stone hut circle settlements and part of an associated field system 370m south west of Boswens
- Round barrow 600yds (550m) NW of Nine Maidens stone circle
- Two hut circles 380yds (350m) NE of Trevean
- Churchyard cross in St Buryan churchyard
- Standing stone 410m south east of Boskenna Cross
- Three bowl barrows 380m south east of Bryndowr
- Kerbed cairn and round cairn 210m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Round barrow 300yds (270m) W of Nine Maidens
- Iron Age defended settlement immediately south east of Boskennal Farm
- Three round barrows 650yds (595m) N of Nine Maidens stone circle
- Promontory fort called Bosigran Castle
- Chambered barrow SSE of Treen
- Prehistoric entrance grave 900m north west of Tregiffian Farm
- Medieval wayside cross at Whitecross, near Crowlas
- Boskenna Gate Cross
- Kerris Cross
- Stone hut circle settlements, courtyard house settlement, enclosures and part of a field system at Boswarva Carn
- Large regular stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' and a round cairn 690m north-west of Killiow Farm
- Courtyard house settlement known as Bosullow Trehyllys, 515m north east of Chun Castle
- Stone hut circle 730m west of Foage Farm
- Round, courtyard house, stone hut circle settlement and field system 275m north of Castallack Carn
- Wayside cross immediately south of St Towennicus' Church
- Portal dolmen called Sperris Quoit
- Churchyard cross in Sancreed churchyard, immediately south of the church
- Bowl barrow 260m SSE of Zennor Quoit
- Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 6m south of the church
- Standing stone 230m south of Primrose Cottage
- Round, courtyard house settlement and field system 140m WNW of Goldherring
- Early Christian memorial stone beside Bleu Bridge
- Standing stone 150m north west of Trewern Round
- Enclosed stone hut circle settlement and part of a field system 400m north of Bodrifty Farm
- Wayside cross 40m west of St Uny's Church, Lelant
- Portal dolmen known as West Lanyon Quoit, 380m south west of Lanyon Farm
- Round 300yds (270m) NE of Newmill
- Medieval chapel known as Madron Well Chapel associated with Madron holy well
- Chapel 140m south west of Bosence
- Promontory Fort called Trereen Dinas
- Standing stone 335m west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Sea Lane Cross, Lelant
- Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 8m east of the church
- Dovecote called the 'Culver House', 330m SSW of Lower Bussow Farm
- Bowl barrow 180m north of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Courtyard house settlement 315m NNE of Botrea Farm
- Chambered long barrow known as Lanyon Quoit
- Round barrow 1000yds (910m) ESE of Rosemergy SW of Carn Galver
- Three wayside crosses in the churchyard of St Sennara's Church
- Bowl barrow 600m south west of Trewidden Farm
- Courtyard house 280m north west of Middle Carnaquidden
- Part of a field system and cairn field 375m west of Bojuthnoe Farm
- Cross at Treassowe
- Bosiliack prehistoric settlement, field systems, entrance grave, cairns and later tinworks
- Wayside cross beside a farm track, 115m north of Rosemorran Farm
- Standing stone 140m north west of Beersheba Farm
- Brunnion Cross, at Brunnion Carn
- Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 10m east of the church
- Entrance grave 245m north west of Pennance
- Rectangular enclosures 700yds (640m) E of Tregerthen
- Churchyard cross-head in wall of Paul churchyard
- Croftoe British village
- Boleigh fogou
- Trembath Cross 200m ENE of Buryas Bridge
- Round barrow 300yds (270m) SSE of Polhigey
- Portal dolmen known as Mulfra Quoit
- Penbeagle Cross
- Medieval wayside cross at Paul
- Market cross
- Wayside cross called Crowlas Cross, 230m north east of Lower Tregender
- Two entrance graves and two bowl barrows 670m SSE of Treen Farm
- Wayside cross in Lelant Lane, 670m north west of St Uny's Church
- A round, courtyard house settlement and two stone hut circles 400m north east of Trye Farm
- An early Christian memorial stone at Boskenna
- Bowl barrow 300m south west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
- Treen Common stone circle
- Round 450yds (405m) NW of Lower Chellew Farm
- Hut circle settlement at Sperris Croft 500yds (460m) SE of Tregerthen Cottage
- Promontory fort known as Treryn Dinas
- Four crosses on St Michael's Mount
- Boskenna Cross
- Round called Lescudjack Castle
- Two courtyard houses and two stone hut circles 470m north east of Newmill
- Iron Age to Roman settlement with incorporated fogou and adjacent post-medieval cottage at Carn Euny
- Two standing stones known as the Long Stones, 280m south east of Higher Drift Farm
- Two standing stones known as 'The Pipers', 130m and 230m south west of Boleigh Farm
- Chun Downs prehistoric landscape complex, incorporating Chun Cromlech, Chun Castle, and barrow 200yds (180m) SW of Chun Farm
- Wayside cross 290m SSW of Madron Well
- Round barrow on Gear Common 400yds (370m) WSW of Pennance Farm
- Stone cross base 450yds (405m) NW of Santry Farm
- Cist 165m east of Tredinneck Farm
- Chysauster courtyard house settlement, fogou, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system
- The Men Scryfa, an early Christian memorial stone
- Three bowl barrows on Treen Common 430m north east of Higher Bosporthennis
- Churchyard cross in St Ia's churchyard
- Two kerbed cairns on Trendrine Hill
- Two cist graves 500yds (460m) NE of Tregerthen Cottage
- Wayside cross in Sancreed churchyard, 20m south east of the church
- Standing stone 75m south of Tremayne
- Watermill near Bosigran Castle
- Two round barrows 300yds (270m) E of Little Higher Bosullow
- Fogou 70m west of Higher Bodinnar
- St Buryan churchtown cross
- Round called Trewern Round
- Standing stone known as the 'Blind Fiddler', 405m south east of Lesbew Farm
- Round 500yds (460m) NW of Nancothan Cottages, Trewidden
- Settlement 450yds (400m) NW of Middle Carnaquidden
- Kerbed cairn 660m WNW of Foage Farm
- Megalithic tomb 220yds (200m) SW of Trevarthen
- Iron Age beehive hut 380m SSW of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Hut circle 280yds (250m) SW of Trevarthen
- Standing stone 60m north west of the Nine Maidens Stone Circle
- Hut circles with associated field system 400yds (360m) SW of Little Higher Bosullow
- Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 10m south east of the church
- Botrea barrows
- Tregurtha Downs mine complex
- Courtyard house and stone hut circle settlement 430m south west of Bosporthennis Farm Cottage
- Medieval chapel called Chapel Jane
- Standing stone 105m south east of Chyenhal Farm
- Tremethick Cross, 760m east of Tremethick Farm
- Circular enclosure 385m NE of Higher Trenowin
- Holy well called Madron Well
- Chapel and holy well on Chapel Downs
- Wayside cross known as Vellansagia Cross
- Stone setting and holed stone known as the Men-an-Tol, 315m south east of Coronation Farm
- Wayside cross-head in Sancreed churchyard on churchyard wall by west gate
Places to see near Penzance
History of Penzance
The Hundred of Penwith had its ancient centre at Connerton, now buried beneath the sands of Gwithian Towans at Gwithian. A Hundred was a Saxon administrative unit which was sub-divided into tithings. The Manor of Alverton, with an area of 64 Cornish acres, gave its name to the second largest tithing in Penwith. The manor included Penzance as well as parts of Madron, Paul, St Buryan and Sancreed.
Lakes near Penzance
Rivers near Penzance
- West Looe River
- Polperro River
- East Looe River
- Seaton
- Upper River Ruthern
- Amble
- Camel (De Lank to Stannon)
- Stannon Stream
- Lower River Camel
- St Lawrence Stream
- Issey Brook (Camel)
- Upper River Amble
- De Lank River
- Lower River Ruthern
- Demelza Stream (Ruthern)
- Polmorla Stream
- Upper River Camel
- Amble tributary (Camel)
- Allen
- Lanivet Stream
- Porth Stream
- Gannel (Upper)
- Menalhyl
- Gannel (Lower)
- Harlyn Water
- Benny Stream
- Porthcothan Stream
- Trebant Water
- Lerryn River
- Cardinham Water
- Warleggan River
- Fowey (Upper)
- Fowey (Warleggan to St Neot)
- Pont Pill
- St Neot River
- Lower River Fowey
- Crackington Stream
- Marsland Water
- Lower River Strat
- Lower River Neet
- Upper River Neet
- Jacob Stream
- Valency
- Upper River Strat
- Coombe Valley Stream
- Newlyn River
- Trevaylor Stream
- Penberth Stream
- Marazion River
- Lamorna Stream
- Roseworthy Stream
- Portreath Stream
- Red River (Upper)
- Bolingey Stream
- Red River (Lower)
- Hayle
- Angarrack Stream
- Holywell Stream
- Kestle Stream
- Upper River Allen (Fal)
- Kenwyn
- Kennal
- Zelah Brook
- Brighton Stream
- Hicks Mill Stream
- Gwindra Stream
- Tresillian River (Lower)
- Upper River Fal
- Calenick Stream
- Trevella Stream
- Tresillian River (Upper)
- Lower River Allen (Fal)
- Lower River Fal
- Upper Carnon River
- Lower River Carnon
- Bokiddick Stream
- Crinnis River
- St Austell River
- Caerhays Stream
- Par River (Upper)
- Par River (Lower)
- Tywardreath Stream
- Carminowe Creek
- Gunwalloe Stream
- Cury River
- Helford River
- Manaccan River
- Poltesco River
- Lestraines River
- Lower River Cober
- Porthleven Stream
- Upper River Cober
- Gweek River
- Upper River Inny
- Penpont Water
- Cotehele Stream
- Lowley Brook
- Lower River Inny
- Lower River Tamar
- Upper River Lynher
- Tiddy
- Withey Brook
- Lower River Lynher
- Tala Water
- Canworthy Water
- Carey
- Tamar (River Ottery to River Deer)
- Tamar (Small Brook to River Deer)
- Upper River Ottery
- Kensey
- Tamar (Small Brook to Lamberal Water)
- Small Brook (Tamar)
- Claw
- Tamar (River Ottery to River Lyd)
- Lower River Ottery
- Upper River Tamar
- Caudworthy Water
- Deer
- Lamberal Water
- Bolesbridge Water
- Derril Water
- Middle River Ottery
