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Penwith Peninsula, Cornwall

The Penwith Peninsula (or the Land's End Peninsula) is a dramatic, granite-walled headland at the far south-western tip of Cornwall It is within the council area of Cornwall.

Primary Name(s): Penwith Peninsula
Variant Name(s):  Land's End Peninsula
Place Type: Coastal Feature, Headland, Point
Historic County: Cornwall
Lat, Long: 50.125361,-5.587561
Grid Reference: SW 4367 3119
Civil Parish: Madron CP
Council Area: Cornwall CA
Police Area: Devon and Cornwall PA
GBPN ID:  GBPN334188

 GBPN URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Penwith_Peninsula,_Cornwall_334188