Cadgwith

Cadgwith is a small fishing village in West Cornwall, on the Lizard Peninsula between The Lizard and Coverack. Cadgwith has long been popular as a holiday destination, especially during the summer when there are numerous local events: gig racing days, summer barbecues, a regatta, Morris dancing, musical bands, and regular singing by the Cadgwith Singers in the public house.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Cornwall, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: Cadgwith, Cornwall

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lizard and St Grada and Holy Cross Church.

The is a peninsula in West Cornwall in the . The name may be derived from the Cornish expression Lys Ardh, which means "High Court". The contains Britain's most southerly point, the Point.

Church
St Grada & Holy Cross Church, Grade is the Church of England of Grade with Ruan, Cornwall. The church is a Grade I listed building, having been added to the listed buildings register on 10 July 1957.

Church
Photo: J3Mrs, CC BY 3.0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lizard and Ruan Minor.

Village
, also known as The , The Town, or The Village, is a village on in , England, United Kingdom. It is situated about ten miles south of , and is mainland 's most southerly settlement.

Village
is a village.

Locality
Photo: Pldms, Public domain.
in is at the southern tip of the . It is situated half-a-mile south of in the civil parish of and about 11 miles southeast of . is situated 2½ miles southwest of Cadgwith.

Cadgwith

Latitude
49.9879° or 49° 59′ 17″ north
Longitude
-5.1804° or 5° 10′ 49″ west
Elevation
39 feet (12 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB CGZ
Open location code
8CXPXRQ9+5R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29282484
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2654110
Wiki­data ID
Q950388
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Welsh—“Cadgwith” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: Cadgwith
  • Arabic: كدغويث
  • Basque: Cadgwith
  • Breton: Porthkajwydh
  • Cornish: Porthkajwydh
  • Dutch: Cadgwith
  • Egyptian Arabic: كدجويث
  • French: Cadgwith
  • Irish: Cadgwith
  • Italian: Cadgwith
  • Japanese: キャッジス
  • Polish: Cadgwith
  • Welsh: Cadgwith
  • Welsh: Porthkajwydh

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Cadgwith”. Photo: Zampel, CC BY-SA 4.0.