Penzance

Penzance is the most south-westerly town in West Cornwall. Famous for its association with the Gilbert and Sullivan opera The Pirates of Penzance, the town is an ideal base for exploring the Penwith area of Cornwall.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Penzance Railway Station and Penlee House.

Railway station
serves the town of in west , England.

Museum
is a and art gallery in the town…

Observatory
is a grade II listed tide…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newlyn and Madron and Sancreed.

is a fishing village in West Cornwall, a mile or two south of Penzance.

Photo: Daderot, CC0.
are the two landlocked parishes on the Penwith peninsula in West Cornwall.

Penzance

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Latitude
50.1212° or 50° 7′ 16″ north
Longitude
-5.5369° or 5° 32′ 13″ west
Open location code
9C2P4FC7+F6
Geo­Names ID

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In Other Languages

From Breton to Ukrainian—“Penzance” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Pennsans”
  • Bulgarian: “Пензанс”
  • Burmese: “ပင်န်ဇန့်မြို့”
  • Chinese: “彭赞斯”
  • Cornish: “Pennsans”
  • Greek: “Πενζάνς”
  • Irish: “Pen Sans”
  • Japanese: “ペンザンス”
  • Korean: “펜잰스”
  • Lithuanian: “Penzansas”
  • Manx: “Pen Sans”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Pennsans”
  • Ossetian: “Пензанс”
  • Persian: “پنزانس”
  • Russian: “Пензанс”
  • Ukrainian: “Пензанс”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Wharfside Shopping Centre and Penzance Bus Station.

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