Lamorna

Lamorna is a village, valley and cove in west , England, UK. It is on the Penwith peninsula approximately 4 miles south of . Lamorna became popular with the artists of the Newlyn School, including Alfred Munnings, Laura Knight and Harold Knight, and is also known for former residents Derek and Jean Tangye who farmed land and wrote "The Minack Chronicles".
Wikipedia
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  • Village
  • …lies at an elevation of 161 feet (49 metres)
  • Description: village in the parish of St Buryan, Lamorna and Paul, Cornwall
  • Also known as
    “Lamorna Cove”
    “Lamorna, Cornwall”
    “Nansmornow”

Places of Interest

Highlights include The Pipers and Tater Du Lighthouse.

Photo: Jim Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0.
are a pair of standing stones near…

Lighthouse
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is 's most recently built lighthouse.

Archaeological site
Photo: Jim Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a Neolithic or early Bronze Age chambered cairn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castallack and Raginnis.

Hamlet
Photo: Alan Simkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet in the civil parish…

Hamlet
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet near in west , England, United Kingdom.

Hamlet
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet in , England, situated near the village of . is situated 1½ miles north of Lamorna.

Lamorna

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Latitude
50.06508° or 50° 3′ 54″ north
Longitude
-5.56788° or 5° 34′ 4″ west
Open location code
9C2P3C8J+2R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 683892850
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
6621658
Wiki­data ID
Q827975

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Lamorna” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “لمرنا”
  • Basque: “Lamorna”
  • Breton: “Nansmornow”
  • Cornish: “Nansmornow”
  • Dutch: “Lamorna”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “لمرنا”
  • French: “Lamorna”
  • German: “Lamorna”
  • Irish: “Nansmornow”
  • Italian: “Lamorna”
  • Manx: “Nansmornow”
  • Persian: “لامورنا”
  • Polish: “Lamorna”
  • Russian: “Ламорна”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Nansmornow”
  • Welsh: “Lamorna”
  • Welsh: “Nansmornow”
  • “Lamorna - Nansmornow”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lamorna Village Hall and Chygurno.

West Cornwall: Highlights

Notable places include Penzance and Land’s End.

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