Carnyorth

50°08′17″N 5°40′34″W / 50.138°N 5.676°W / 50.138; -5.676

Carnyorth (from Cornish: Karnyorgh, meaning "crag of the roe deer")[1] is a hamlet in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is approximately one mile (1.6 km) south of Pendeen and six miles (10 km) northwest of Penzance.[2] It is in the civil parish of St Just in Penwith

It lies along the B3306 road which connects St Ives to the A30 road near Land's End

Carnyorth lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and the electoral division of St Just in Penwith.[3] Almost a third of Cornwall has AONB designation, with the same status and protection as a National Park.

References

  1. ^ Craig Weatherhill (2017). The Place-Names of the Land's End Peninsula. Penwith Press. p. 117. ISBN 9781999777500.
  2. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End ISBN 978-0-319-23148-7
  3. ^ "Cornwall Council Interactive Map". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 15 November 2020.

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