Towednack
Also known as Towednack, Cornwall
Towednack () is a churchtown and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The parish is bounded by those of Zennor in the west, Gulval in the south, Ludgvan in the west and south, and St Ives and the Atlantic Ocean in the north and east. The church is about two miles (3 km) from St Ives and six miles (10 km) from Penzance.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.static_image_name
- Towednack Church - geograph.org.uk - 1107775.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Towednack Church
- UK place.official_name
- Towednack
- UK place.cornish_name
- Tewydnek
- UK place.population
- 357
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 census including Amalebra, Amalveor and Cripplesease)
- UK place.unitary_england
- Cornwall
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Cornwall
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- St Ives
- UK place.post_town
- St Ives
Article
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Towednack gold hoard
- Parish church
- Mining
- Notable people
- Local government
- Folklore
- Popular media
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Towednack () is a churchtown and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The parish is bounded by those of Zennor in the west, Gulval in the south, Ludgvan in the west and south, and St Ives and the Atlantic Ocean in the north and east. The church is about two miles (3 km) from St Ives and six miles (10 km) from Penzance.
Towednack lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Almost a third of Cornwall has AONB designation, with the same status and protection as a National Park.
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