Boscaswell

Boscaswell is a village in the extreme west of , England, UK. It lies towards the cliffs from , looking west across fields to the Atlantic Ocean.
Wikipedia
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Cornwall, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Boscaswell, Cornwall” and “Lower Boscaswell”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Geevor Tin Mine and Pendeen Lighthouse.

Photo: Ahwmay, Public domain.
, formerly North Levant Mine is a tin mine in the far west of , England, between the villages of and . It was operational between 1911 and 1990 during which time it produced about 50,000 tons of black tin.

Lighthouse
Photo: JimChampion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also known as Pendeen Watch, is an active aid to navigation located 2 kilometres to the north of in west , England.

Museum
Photo: John Gibson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a National Trust property at , , near , , England, UK. Its main attraction is that it has the world's oldest Cornish steam winding engine still working in its original location.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pendeen and Trewellard.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0 uk.
is a former mining town in West Cornwall. It is a quaint village in a designated 'Area of Natural Outstanding Beauty' with lots of interesting features such as the stunning lighthouse, a lovely beach, bronze-age monuments such as ' Fogou', the…

Village
Photo: Renouk, Public domain.
is a small village on the north coast road between and in , England, United Kingdom. It lies along the B3306 road which connects to the A30 road.

Village
Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a settlement on the Penwith Peninsula in west , . The village lies along the B3306 road which runs along the north coast and connects to .

Boscaswell

Latitude
50.15464° or 50° 9′ 17″ north
Longitude
-5.67201° or 5° 40′ 19″ west
Elevation
341 feet (104 metres)
Open location code
9C2P583H+V5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29170536
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2643536
Wiki­data ID
Q4947136
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Satellite Map

Discover Boscaswell from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Boscaswell” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Boscaswell”
  • Cornish: “Boskaswal”
  • Dutch: “Boscaswell”
  • French: “Boscaswell”
  • Irish: “Boscaswell”
  • Polish: “Boscaswell”
  • Welsh: “Boscaswell”
  • Welsh: “Boskaswal”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Pendeen Carn and Portherras.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hard Rock Museum and Geevor Tin Mine.

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