Madron
Madron is a civil parish and village in west Cornwall, 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, Penzance.Places of Interest
Highlights: Lanyon Quoit and Mên-an-Tol.
Lanyon Quoit
Mên-an-Tol
Archaeological site
The Mên-an-Tol is a small formation of standing stones in Cornwall, United Kingdom.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Madron and Sancreed and Penzance.
Madron and Sancreed
Madron and Sancreed are the two landlocked parishes on the Penwith peninsula in West Cornwall.Madron
- Type: Locality
- Location: Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.1375° or 50° 8′ 15″ north
Longitude
-5.5756° or 5° 34′ 32″ west
Elevation
436 feet (133 metres)
Open location code
9C2P4CPF+XQ
GeoNames ID
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Places to explore: Boswarthen and Madron.
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Highlights: Health Services and Lesingey Round.
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