Vellan Head
Vellan Head is a locality in England, United Kingdom. Vellan Head is situated nearby to the locality Pengersick, as well as near Velvet Rock.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: John Garfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Predannack Airfield and Asparagus Island.
Predannack Airfield
Aerodrome
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Predannack Airfield is an aerodrome near Mullion on The Lizard peninsula of Cornwall in the United Kingdom. The runways are operated by the Royal Navy and today it is a satellite airfield and relief landing ground for nearby RNAS Culdrose.
Asparagus Island
Islet
Photo: Jim Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Asparagus Island is a small tidal island on the eastern side of Mount's Bay, within the parish of Mullion, Cornwall, United Kingdom. It lies within Kynance Cove, a popular tourist site on the western side of The Lizard peninsula and is named after the rare wild asparagus found there.
Mullion Island
Islet
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mullion Island is an uninhabited island on the eastern side of Mount's Bay, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. It is approximately half a mile offshore from Mullion Cove, 1 mile in circumference and the highest point is 118 feet above sea level. Mullion Island is situated 1½ miles north of Vellan Head.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lizard and Meaver.
Lizard
Village
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lizard, also known as The Lizard, The Lizard Town, or The Lizard Village, is a village on the Lizard peninsula in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated about ten miles south of Helston, and is mainland Britain's most southerly settlement. Lizard is situated 2½ miles southeast of Vellan Head.
Meaver
Hamlet
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Meaver is a hamlet east of Mullion and in the parish of Mullion in west Cornwall, England. Meaver is situated 2½ miles north of Vellan Head.
Lizard Point
Locality
Photo: Pldms, Public domain.
Lizard Point in Cornwall is at the southern tip of the Lizard Peninsula. It is situated half-a-mile south of Lizard village in the civil parish of Landewednack and about 11 miles southeast of Helston. Lizard Point is situated 3 miles southeast of Vellan Head.
Vellan Head
- Type: Locality
- Description: headland in Cornwall, England, UK
- Categories: cape and headland
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
49.98882° or 49° 59′ 20″ northLongitude
-5.25357° or 5° 15′ 13″ westElevation
30 feet (9 metres)Open location code
8CXPXPQW+GHOpenStreetMap ID
node 534019466OpenStreetMap feature
natural=headlandOpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
2634994Wikidata ID
Q24636577
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Vellan Head” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Vellan Head”
- Cornish: “Penn an Velin”
- Swedish: “Vellan Head”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pengersick and Velvet Rock.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ogo Dour and WW2 RAF Predannack Airfield Bombing Decoy (site of).
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