Madron

Madron is a civil parish and village in west , England, United Kingdom. Madron is named after Saint Madern's Church. Its annual Trafalgar Service commemorating the death of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson was started on 27 October 1946, following a local tradition that his death was first announced on British soil in the Union Hotel, .
  • Village with about 1,630 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 390 feet (120 metres)
  • Description: civil parish and village in west Cornwall, England
  • Also known as
    “Madron civil parish”
    “Madron CP”
    “Madron, Cornwall”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Maddern’s Church, Madron and Trengwainton Garden.
St Maddern's Church is the parish church of Madron…
Trengwainton is a garden situated in Madron, near…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Madron and Sancreed and Heamoor.
are the two landlocked parishes on the Penwith peninsula in West Cornwall.
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Latitude
50.13282° or 50° 7′ 58″ north
Longitude
-5.56648° or 5° 33′ 59″ west
Open location code
9C2P4CMM+4C
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Madron” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Madron”
  • Cebuano: “Madron (distrito)”
  • Cebuano: “Madron”
  • Cornish: “Eglosmadern”
  • Cornish: “Eglosvadern”
  • Dutch: “Madron”
  • French: “Madron”
  • German: “Madron (Cornwall)”
  • German: “Madron”
  • Irish: “Madron”
  • Japanese: “マドロン”
  • Ladin: “Madron”
  • Persian: “مدرون”
  • Polish: “Madron”
  • Spanish: “Madron”
  • Swedish: “Madron, Cornwall”
  • Swedish: “Madron”
  • Turkish: “Madron”
  • Welsh: “Eglosmadern”
  • Welsh: “Madron”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Bosoljack and Tremearn.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Madron Methodist Church and Madron Cemetery.

Cornwall: Highlights

Learn more about Truro and Penzance.
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