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Landewednack

Landewednack
St Wynwallow's church at Landewednack
Landewednack is located in Cornwall
Landewednack
Landewednack
Location within Cornwall
Population906 (United Kingdom Census 2011)
OS grid referenceSW706123
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHELSTON
Postcode districtTR12
Dialling code01326
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireCornwall
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
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49°58′12″N 5°11′35″W / 49.970°N 5.193°W / 49.970; -5.193

Landewednack (Cornish: Lanndewynnek) is a civil parish and an area of The Lizard in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The hamlet is situated approximately ten miles (16 km) south of Helston.[1]

Landewednack is the most southerly parish on the British mainland.[2] The parish church, dedicated to St Winwallow, is the most southerly in England and is built of local serpentine stone (see St Wynwallow's Church, Landewednack). Caerthillian cove and beach sits on the western border of the parish.

The hamlet of Landewednack is now part of Lizard village.

Twinning

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Landewednack is twinned with Landevennec (Landevenneg) in Brittany, France.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End ISBN 978-0-319-23148-7
  2. ^ GENUKI website; Landewednack retrieved April 2010


Landewednack in relation to neighbouring parishes
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