Hot Point

Hot Point is a locality in Landewednack, Cornwall, England. Hot Point is situated near the locality The Balk, as well as near Pen Olver.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Lizard and St Wynwallow’s Church, Landewednack.

Lizard

Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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

St Wynwallow’s Church, Landewednack

Church

Photo: JimChampion, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St Wynwallow's Church, Landewednack, is the Church of England parish church of Landewednack in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is the most southerly church in mainland Britain and is about ten miles south of Helston.

Bass Point

Photo: cowbridgeguide.co.uk, CC BY 3.0.

Bass Point is a headland on the coast of Cornwall, England. It is at the southern tip of the Lizard peninsula, in the civil parish of Landewednack. The headland was a communications centre during the Victorian era, with the Lloyds Signal Station, opened in 1872 for shore to ship communications, and Marconi's experiments with wireless at the Lizard Wireless Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lizard and Lizard Point.

Lizard

Village

Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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

Lizard Point

Locality

Photo: Pldms, Public domain.

Lizard Point in Cornwall is at the southern tip of the Lizard Peninsula. It is situated half-a-mile south of Lizard village in the civil parish of Landewednack and about 11 miles southeast of Helston.

Cadgwith

Photo: Zampel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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.

Hot Point

Type: Locality
Location: Landewednack, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

49.96707° or 49° 58′ 2″ north

Longitude

-5.18334° or 5° 11′ west

Open location code

8CXPXR88+RM

OpenStreetMap ID

node 550113971

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: The Balk and Pen Olver.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: The Lizard Lifeboat Station and Bass Point.

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