Towns & cities · South West England
Zennor
Zennor — civil parish in Cornwall, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- St Ives · 6.7 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Zennor, the nearest railway station is St Ives, located 6.7 km away. Entry to the town is free.
About
Zennor is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 203 people. Address: TR26. Wikidata describes it as: "civil parish in Cornwall, England, UK". Coordinates: 50.1920°, -5.5680°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Aire Point to Carrick Du SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: West Penwith Moors and Downs SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Zennor (; Cornish: Eglossenar (village) or Pluw Senar (parish)) is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The parish includes the villages of Zennor, Boswednack and Porthmeor and the hamlet of Treen. Zennor lies on the north coast, about 6 miles (10 km) north of Penzance, along the B3306 road which connects St Ives to the A30 road. Alphabetically, the parish is the last in Britain. Its name comes from the Cornish name for the local saint, Saint Senara. Zennor Head is a coastal promontory north of the village. The cliffs rise over 60 metres (200 ft) from the sea and the highest point of the headland is 96 metres (314 ft) above sea level. The village itself is at an elevation of around 110 metres (360 ft). Zennor lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Almost a third of Cornwall has AONB designation, with similar status and protection as a National Park. Frank Baker's 1956 novel Talk of the Devil is set in Zennor and deals with fictionalised versions of Aleister Crowley and some of his associates. Helen Dunmore's 1993 novel Zennor in Darkness is set in and around the village in 1917 when D. H. Lawrence lived nearby. Zennor is also mentioned in the Ulysses Moore series of books, written by Pierdomenico Baccalario; in fact, near Zennor and St Ives there would be the mysterious hamlet of Kilmore Cove, the place where the series is mainly set.
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Background
History
Antiquities include the megalithic burial chambers Zennor Quoit and Sperris Quoit, 400 yd apart, about east of the village. There is a prehistoric entrance grave at Pennance known as the Giant's House and not far away are four round barrows. Gurnard's Head, or Trereen Dinas, is an Iron Age promontory fort (or cliff castle) with five lines of fortification, and a mile to the west is Bosigran, close to Treen (), a second promontory fort along with a surviving field system, suggested by Henry Jenner to mean , King Arthur's mother in Arthurian legend. Between 1915 and 1917, writer D. H. Lawrence lived near the village with his new wife Frieda. It was during this time that he finished Women in…
Description
]] The legend of the mermaid of Zennor concerns a mermaid that visits St Senara's Church and entices local parish singer Mathey Trewella away. The legend was probably inspired by a 15th-century carved bench-end in the church that shows a mermaid. In its turn, the legend has inspired Vernon Watkins' poem "The Ballad of the Mermaid of Zennor", Sue Monk Kidd's novel The Mermaid Chair, Cornish poet Charles Causley's book The Merrymaid of Zennor, the song "Mermaid" by Cornish folk singer Brenda Wootton, the song "The Mermaid of Zennor" by English singer-songwriter Paul William Gibson, and Helen Dunmore's Ingo Chronicles.
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- Coordinates
- 50.1920, -5.5680
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- Zennor
- Postcode
- TR26
- Parliamentary constituency
- St Ives
- Population
- 203
- Nearest railway station
- St Ives — 6.7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q189654 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Zennor (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Zennor from trewey hill cornwall.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Featured in this guide
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Zennor War Memorial in the Church yard of St Sennar
Memorials & monuments · 0.0 km
St Senara's Church, Zennor
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Tinner's Arms
Historic pubs · 0.1 km
Wayside Folk Museum
Museums · 0.1 km
Zennor Bridge
Historic bridges · 0.1 km
Pendour Beach
Beaches · 0.8 km
Veor Cove
Beaches · 1.0 km
Veor Cove
Beaches · 1.0 km
Porthglaze Cove
Beaches · 1.2 km
Entrance grave known as Zennor Quoit 600m north-east of Foage Farm
Archaeological sites · 1.5 km
Zennor Quoit
Hill forts · 1.5 km
Sperris Quoit
Hill forts · 1.7 km
Zennor is a village located in South West England with a population of 203. Our guide lists N attractions within reach.
At a glance
- Population
- 203
- Constituency
- St Ives
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Things to see in Zennor
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📷 5Aqueducts · South West England
Aqueduct and stiles at SW 419371
Aqueduct and stiles at SW 419371 — aqueduct in Zennor, Cornwall, England, UK.
📷 5Archaeological sites · South West England
Entrance grave known as Zennor Quoit 600m north-east of Foage Farm
Entrance grave known as Zennor Quoit 600m north-east of Foage Farm — archaeological site in Zennor, Cornwall, England, UK.
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Mulfra Quoit
Mulfra Quoit — dolmen in the Cornwall region, England.
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Sperris Quoit
Sperris Quoit — dolmen in the Cornwall region, England.
📷 5Historic churches · South West England
St Senara's Church, Zennor
St Senara's Church, Zennor — church in Cornwall, England, UK.
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📷 3Beaches · South West England
Treen Cove
Treen Cove — tidal beach near the hamlet of Treen on the north coast of the Penwith peninsula.
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📷 3Viewpoints · South West England
Treveal Cove viewpoint
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Zennor Quoit
Zennor Quoit — Dolmen in the Cornwall region, England.
📷 3Natural landmarks · South West England
Tower ruins
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Old Church Ruins
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Bosporthennis Sacred Well
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Bodrifty Iron Age Village
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Engine House (Ding Dong Mine)
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Crows Storage Chamber (Ding Dong Mine)
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Tredinnick Engine House (Ding Dong Mine)
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Bosigran Smelting Works
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📷 3Memorials & monuments · South West England
Zennor War Memorial in the Church yard of St Sennar
Zennor War Memorial in the Church yard of St Sennar — Grade II listed building-listed memorial in england-south-west, United Kingdom.
📷 5Historic churches · South West England
St Senara's Church, Zennor
St Senara's Church, Zennor — church in Cornwall, England, UK.
📷 5📷 5Museums · South West England
Wayside Folk Museum
Wayside Folk Museum — a museum in england-south-west, United Kingdom.
📷 3Historic bridges · South West England
Zennor Bridge
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📷 5Where to eat & stay near Zennor
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📷 4Places to eat & drink
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📷 5Historic pubs · South West England
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Zennor?
- Zennor is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TR26), in the parish of Zennor.
- What is Zennor?
- Zennor — civil parish in Cornwall, England, UK.
- How do I get to Zennor?
- The nearest railway station is St Ives, about 6.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode TR26.
- Is Zennor a protected site?
- Yes — Zennor is part of the Aire Point to Carrick Du SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the West Penwith Moors and Downs SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Zennor free to visit?
- Yes, Zennor is free to enter.
- How do I get to Zennor?
- The nearest railway station is St Ives, about 6.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TR26.