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 Lizard Peninsula.
- Town with about 11,600 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 200 feet (60 metres)
- Description: town and civil parish in Cornwall, UK
- Also known as“Helston civil parish”“Helston CP”“Helston, Cornwall”
Places of Interest
Discover Museum of Cornish Life and Truthall Halt railway station.
Truthall Halt railway station
Truthall Halt on the Helston branch was opened on 3 July 1905.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porthleven and Breage.
Porthleven
Porthleven is near Helston on the south coast of West Cornwall at the top of the Lizard Peninsula.
Helston
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Latitude
50.1017° or 50° 6′ 6″ north
Longitude
-5.273° or 5° 16′ 23″ west
UN/LOCODE
GB HYJ
Open location code
9C2P4P2G+MQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = town
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Helston” goes by many names.
هيلستونArabic
HelstonAsturian
HelstonBasque
হেলসটনBengali
HellysBreton
HelstonBreton
HelstonCebuano
赫尔斯通Chinese
赫尔斯顿Chinese
赫爾斯通Chinese
HellysCornish
HenlysCornish
HelstonDutch
HelstonEmilian
HelstonGalician
હેલસ્ટનGujarati
HellysIrish
HelstonIrish
HelstonItalian
ヘルストンJapanese
ヘルストン (イングランド)Japanese
ಹೆಲ್ಸ್ಟನ್Kannada
헬스턴Korean
HelstonLadin
HelstonLatin
HelstonasLithuanian
HelstonMin Nan Chinese
HelstonNorwegian Bokmål
HelstonTurkish
ہیلسٹنUrdu
HellysVolapük
HelstonVolapük
HenlysVolapük
HellysWelsh
HelstonWelsh
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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