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.

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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
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St Grada & Holy Cross Church, Grade is the parish church 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
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is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ruan Minor and Lizard.

Village
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Grade–Ruan is a civil parish on peninsula in , England, approximately ten miles south of . It is a rural parish bounded to the east by parish and by the sea; to the west by and parishes; and to the south by parish.

Village
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, 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.

Locality
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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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