Helston

Helston is a small market town in the south west of Cornwall which is famous for its Flora Day celebrations and Furry Dance. It is the most southerly town in mainland United Kingdom, and it acts as a gateway to the Peninsula.
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  • Type: Town with 11,200 residents
  • Description: town and civil parish in Cornwall, UK
  • Also known as: “Helston civil parish”, “Helston CP”, “Helston, Cornwall”, and “ヘルストン”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Museum of Cornish Life and Truthall Halt railway station.

Museum
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is a museum situated in the…

Railway station
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Truthall Halt on the Helston branch was opened on 3 July 1905.

Library
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Porthleven and Breage.

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is near Helston on the south coast of West Cornwall at the top of the Peninsula.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in , England, United Kingdom. is situated 3 miles west of Helston.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the West of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

Helston

Latitude
50.1017° or 50° 6′ 6″ north
Longitude
-5.273° or 5° 16′ 23″ west
Population
11,200
Elevation
197 feet (60 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB HYJ
Open location code
9C2P4P2G+MQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 18327458
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2647143
Wiki­data ID
Q1012535
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Helston” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “هيلستون”
  • Asturian: “Helston”
  • Basque: “Helston”
  • Bengali: “হেলসটন”
  • Breton: “Hellys”
  • Cebuano: “Helston”
  • Chinese: “赫尔斯通”
  • Chinese: “赫尔斯顿”
  • Chinese: “赫爾斯通”
  • Cornish: “Hellys”
  • Cornish: “Henlys”
  • Dutch: “Helston”
  • Emilian: “Helston”
  • French: “Helston”
  • Galician: “Helston”
  • German: “Helston”
  • Gujarati: “હેલસ્ટન”
  • Irish: “Hellys”
  • Irish: “Helston”
  • Italian: “Helston”
  • Japanese: “ヘルストン (イングランド)”
  • Kannada: “ಹೆಲ್ಸ್ಟನ್”
  • Korean: “헬스턴”
  • Ladin: “Helston”
  • Latin: “Helston”
  • Lithuanian: “Helstonas”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Helston”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Helston”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Helston”
  • Persian: “هلستون”
  • Polish: “Helston”
  • Portuguese: “Helston”
  • Romanian: “Helston”
  • Russian: “Хельстон”
  • South Azerbaijani: “هلستون”
  • Spanish: “Helston”
  • Swedish: “Helston”
  • Tamil: “ஹீல்ஸ்டோன்”
  • Tatar: “Хельстон”
  • Telugu: “హేల్స్టన్”
  • Turkish: “Helston”
  • Urdu: “ہیلسٹن”
  • Volapük: “Helston”
  • Welsh: “Hellys”
  • Welsh: “Helston”
  • “Helston”

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