| Penwith District | |
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  Shown within the UK and Cornwall | |
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| Status: | Non-metropolitan district |
| Region: | South West England |
| Ceremonial and Administrative County: | Cornwall |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 155th 303.56 km² |
| Admin. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Cornwall ( Kernow ˈkɛɹnɔʊ is the most southwesterly county of England, on the Peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially ' shire districts', are a type of local government district in England. The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one South West England is one of the Regions of England. It is the largest such region in terms of area and extends from Gloucestershire and Wiltshire to The ceremonial counties are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government as the Counties for the purposes of the Lieutenancies A non-metropolitan county or shire county in England, is a county-level entity which is not a Metropolitan county. Cornwall ( Kernow ˈkɛɹnɔʊ is the most southwesterly county of England, on the Peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar Surface area is the measure of how much exposed Area an object has This is a list of Districts of England ordered by area. The areas given are calculated from the Output Areas created for Census 2001 and made available To help compare different Orders of magnitude and geographical regions we list here areas between 100 km² and 1000 km² Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of HQ: | Penzance |
| ONS code: | 15UF |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2006 est. Penzance (Pensans also Penzans, IPA: /pɛnˈzæns/ is a town Civil parish, and Port in the Penwith district of Cornwall The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating Census and other statistical data In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology ) - Density | Ranked 320th 64,400 212 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 98. The density of a material is defined as its Mass per unit Volume: \rho = \frac{m}{V} Different materials usually have different The figures are mid-year estimates for 2007 from the Office for National Statistics. 9% White |
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 Penwith District Council http://www.penwith.gov.uk | |
| Leadership: | Alternative - Sec. The pattern of local government in England is complex with the distribution of functions varying according to the local arrangements 31 |
| Control: | TBA (council NOC) |
| MP: | Andrew George |
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Penwith (Cornish: Pennwydh) is a local government district in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, whose council is based in Penzance. St Michael's Mount (Carrack Looz en Cooz is a Tidal island located off the Mount's Bay coast of Cornwall, United Kingdom. St Buryan ( Cornish: Eglosborrie) is a village and Civil parish in the Penwith district of Cornwall, United Kingdom. Land's End ( Cornish name Penn an Wlas) is a headland on the Penwith Peninsula, located near Penzance in Cornwall Cape Cornwall ( Cornish: "Pen Kernow" is a small headland in Cornwall, England, UK four Miles north of Land's St Loy's Cove is a small Bay in the south of the parish of St Buryan in the Penwith District of Cornwall, UK St Buryan ( Cornish: Eglosborrie) is a village and Civil parish in the Penwith district of Cornwall, United Kingdom. St Loy's Cove is a small Bay in the south of the parish of St Buryan in the Penwith District of Cornwall, UK For the Cornish-English dialect see West Country dialects and List of Cornish dialect words. Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially ' shire districts', are a type of local government district in England. Cornwall ( Kernow ˈkɛɹnɔʊ is the most southwesterly county of England, on the Peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Penzance (Pensans also Penzans, IPA: /pɛnˈzæns/ is a town Civil parish, and Port in the Penwith district of Cornwall The district covers all of the Penwith peninsula, the toe-like promontory of land at the western end of Cornwall and which includes an area of land to the east that falls outside the peninsula, being the most westerly district on mainland England. The district is named after one of the ancient administrative hundreds of Cornwall which derives from the two Cornish words, penn meaning 'headland' and wydh meaning 'at the end'. Cornwall was originally divided into hundreds, some with the suffix shire as in Pydershire East and West Wivelshire and Powdershire which For the Cornish-English dialect see West Country dialects and List of Cornish dialect words. The current district was created on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of Penzance and St. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c 70 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in England and Wales Ives boroughs, St Just urban district, and West Penwith Rural District. In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, an urban district was a type of Local government district that covered an Urbanised area West Penwith Rural District was a Rural district in Cornwall, United Kingdom from 1894 to 1974.
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Geography
The Penwith peninsula sits predominantly on granite bedrock that has led to the formation of a rugged coastline with many fine beaches. Granite (ˈɡrænɪt is a common and widely occurring type of intrusive, Felsic, igneous rock. The contact between the granite and the adjoining sedimentary rock (mostly shales) is most clearly seen forming the cliffs at Land's End, the most westerly point in the district and this geology has resulted in the mining that has made Cornwall famous. Land's End ( Cornish name Penn an Wlas) is a headland on the Penwith Peninsula, located near Penzance in Cornwall Tin and copper has been mined in the area since pre-Roman times and the landscape is dotted with ruined mine buildings. Mining is the extraction of valuable Minerals or other geological materials from the earth usually (but not always from an Ore body Inland, the peninsula is primarily granite with a thin top soil. This combined with Cornwall's exposed position and the prevailing weather systems from the Atlantic Ocean means that, with the exception of the high moor areas, much of the area is a semi-bare plateau standing around 130 m above sea level. Mean sea level (MSL is the average (mean height of the Sea, with reference to a suitable reference surface This is most evident on the north coast between St Just and Zennor where the remains of the ancient seabed of the Pliocene era are visible. Mining The ancient settlement has a strong Mining history and was during the 19th Century one of the most important mining districts in Cornwall both for Copper and Local Government For the purposes of local government classification Zennor elects a parish Council every 3 years The Pliocene epoch (spelled Pleiocene in some older texts is the period in the Geologic timescale that extends There are several deep valleys cut into this plateau such as Lamorna, where sufficient shelter from the weather is gained for trees to establish and grow. Lamorna (Nansmornow is a small fishing village on the Penwith Peninsula in Cornwall, England. The shelter of these valleys and the mild climate gives Penwith a flora not seen anywhere else in the UK. In Botany, flora ( Plural: floras or florae has two meanings The first meaning flora of an area or of time period, refers to all Penzance's Morrab Gardens is able to grow bananas. Penzance (Pensans also Penzans, IPA: /pɛnˈzæns/ is a town Civil parish, and Port in the Penwith district of Cornwall The Morrab Gardens cover approximately three acres (12000 m² and are set in the centre of Penzance, Cornwall. Penwith also contains an artificial lake, Drift Reservoir, which is located appromimately 3 miles west of Penzance. Drift Reservoir is a Reservoir in Penwith district Cornwall, UK, just north of Drift village southwest of Penzance. In addition to Penwith's status as a Heritage coastline, west Penwith, an area of 90 square kilometres, is considered an Environmentally Sensitive Area and is part of the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). A Heritage Coast is a strip of UK Coastline designated by the Countryside Agency in England and the Countryside Council for Wales as having notable An Environmentally Sensitive Area (ESA is a type of designation for an Agricultural area which needs special protection because of its Landscape, Wildlife
The principal towns in Penwith are Penzance, the port town and seat of local government, and St Ives, one of the county's most popular seaside resorts. Penzance (Pensans also Penzans, IPA: /pɛnˈzæns/ is a town Civil parish, and Port in the Penwith district of Cornwall St Ives (Porth Ia is a seaside town, Civil parish and port in the Penwith district of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom A seaside resort is a Resort located on the Coast. Where a Beach is the primary focus for Tourists it may be called a beach resort The district is largely rural, and contains many villages, principal amongst them being Botallack, Carbis Bay, Crowlas, Drift, Gulval, Gwithian, Hayle, Lamorna, Lelant, Levant, Long Rock, Ludgvan, Madron, Marazion, Morvah, Mousehole, Nancledra, Newlyn, Paul, Penberth, Pendeen, Porthcurno, Sancreed, Sennen, St Buryan, St Erth, St Hilary, St Just in Penwith, St Levan and Zennor. Botallack (Bostalek is an ex- Tin Mining village in Cornwall, England United Kingdom near Land's End. Carbis Bay (Karrbons is a Village in the district of Penwith in Cornwall, United Kingdom. Crowlas is a village in the Penwith district of Cornwall, UK. Drift is a village in the Civil parish of Sancreed in the Penwith district of Cornwall, United Kingdom. Gulval is a village in the Penwith district of Cornwall, United Kingdom. Gwithian is a village in the parish of Gwinear-Gwithian, located in the district of Penwith, in Cornwall, UK. Hayle (Heyl is a small town Civil parish and cargo port in the Penwith District of Cornwall, UK. Lamorna (Nansmornow is a small fishing village on the Penwith Peninsula in Cornwall, England. Lelant is a village in Cornwall, England, UK situated between the nearby towns of Hayle and St Ives The name is derived from the Long Rock is a small village in Cornwall, UK. Long Rock currently falls within the parish boundaries of Ludgvan and is situated about 2 miles from the town History Like many communities in Cornwall the legendary origins of Ludgvan are attributed to the arrival of its patron saint in this case Saint Ludgvan (or Saint History Evidence of early medieval habitation at Madron is in the form of one or two inscribed stones History of Marazion Marazion is one of the towns claiming to be Britain's oldest town. Morvah Gold Hoard In 1884 during quarrying for building materials at Morvah on the north-western coast of the Penwith peninsula at Carne Farm (which lies about half a mile north See Mousehole (drilling for the Drilling term Mousehole (ˈmaʊzəl to rhyme with "cows'll" Porthynys ( is a village Nancledra is a village in Cornwall, UK. This village is about 4 miles (6km from the towns of St Ives and Penzance. Newlyn (Lulynn is a town in southwest Cornwall, England, UK. The town forms a small Conurbation with neighbouring Penzance, Local Government The majority of the village of Paul falls in the Penzance South ward of the Penwith District Council and the Penzance town council Penberth is a small village on the Penwith Peninsula in Cornwall, United Kingdom. Pendeen is a small village close to the coastline within the Penwith district of Cornwall, England, UK. Porthcurno is a small village in the parish of St Levan (N 500247 W 53921 located in a valley on the south coast of Cornwall, England, History Like many Cornish communities Sancreed can trace its origins to its legendary foundation by St Credan or Sancredus a follower of St Petroc. Local Government For the purposes of local government Sennen elects a parish council every 4 years St Buryan ( Cornish: Eglosborrie) is a village and Civil parish in the Penwith district of Cornwall, United Kingdom. Local Government For the purposes of local government St Erth forms a civil parish and elects 11 parish councillors every 4 years to the St Erth parish council. Local government For the purposes of local government St Hilary is a parish council and elects councillors every 4 years Mining The ancient settlement has a strong Mining history and was during the 19th Century one of the most important mining districts in Cornwall both for Copper and Local Government For the purposes of local government St Levan is a civil parish and elects every 4 years a parish council consisting of 10 councillors Local Government For the purposes of local government classification Zennor elects a parish Council every 3 years
- For a full list of settlements in Penwith see List of places in Penwith
As a small peninsula at the tip of a larger peninsula, the district is somewhat isolated from the rest of the UK. A-D Battery Rocks, Penzance, Bejouans, Boscaswell, Boscawen-Un, Bosporthennis, Bosvennen, Boswednack Two major transport routes terminate in the district, the A30 road and the Great Western Main Line railway. The A30 is an old Trunk road (main road which runs from central London to Land's End, the westernmost point of the mainland of southern Great Britain ( though The Great Western Main Line is a main line Railway in England that runs westwards from London Paddington station to Temple Meads The St Ives Bay Line provides local transport between St Ives, and the main line at St Erth. The St Ives Bay Line is a railway line from St Erth to St Ives in Cornwall, UK. Ferry and helicopter transport to the Isles of Scilly, 28 miles (45 km) west-south-west of the district, is based in Penzance.
History
Penwith contains the highest concentration of Iron Age and Romano-British archaeological remains in Europe. This article is about the archaeological period known as the Iron Age for the mythological Iron Age see Ages of Man. Romano-British culture is that of the Romanized Britons under the Roman Empire and later the Western Roman Empire, and of those exposed to Roman culture in the years
Penwith's population has remained broadly static for the last one hundred and fifty years [11].
Penwith is believed to be the last part of Cornwall to speak Cornish as a community language. Dolly Pentreath, the last recorded speaker (but arguably not the very last) came from Paul in Penwith. Dolly Pentreath (died December 1777 is often considered to have been the last Monoglot speaker of the Cornish language (that is the last person who spoke only Cornish Local Government The majority of the village of Paul falls in the Penzance South ward of the Penwith District Council and the Penzance town council A year following the death of Dolly Pentreath, Barrington received a letter, written in Cornish and accompanied by an English translation, from a fisherman in Mousehole named William Bodinar stating that he knew of five people who could speak Cornish in that village alone. See Mousehole (drilling for the Drilling term Mousehole (ˈmaʊzəl to rhyme with "cows'll" Porthynys ( is a village Barrington also speaks of a John Nancarrow from Marazion who was a native speaker and survived into the 1790s. History of Marazion Marazion is one of the towns claiming to be Britain's oldest town. [1]
Chesten Marchant, who died in 1676 at Gwithian is believed to have been the last monoglot Cornish speaker
Demographics
Penwith has a population of 64,400 (2006 est. Chesten Marchant, who died in 1676 at Gwithian, Cornwall is believed to have been the last monoglot Cornish speaker as opposed to Dolly Gwithian is a village in the parish of Gwinear-Gwithian, located in the district of Penwith, in Cornwall, UK. ). [2] 96. 4% of Penwith residents were born in the UK.
72% of people in the district give Christianity as their religion, whilst nearly 18% of people state that they are non-religious, compared to 15 percent nationally. Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings
Penwith has the 6th highest rate of divorce of any district in England and Wales at 13. 4% of the over 16 population, and correspondingly also has one of the lowest percentages of married couple households.
Penwith district has one of the lowest levels of home ownership in the country (280th/376) and is ranked 4th for those without central heating. The district also has one of the lowest rates of second car ownership and is ranked 300 out of 376 districts in England and Wales.
The district has some of the highest indicators of bad health in the country and is ranked 28th and 41st for those described as having long term illness and general poor health respectively.
Penwith has one of the highest unemployment rates of any district, ranked 51st out of 376 districts, and also one of the lowest rates of degree level eductation at 16%, compared to the national averavge of 20% (244th/376). Penwith is also ranked as the district having the 28th largest retired population in England and Wales.
Economy
Penwith is an area of extreme economic deprivation. It is ranked as the 25th most deprived district in England,[3] and it is located in Cornwall, the poorest county in England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland [4] It has been suggested that in fact this ranking understates the extent of the problem due to the difficulties of assessing deprivation in dispersed rural populations, and the socially and economically polarised nature of rural communities. [5] Deprivation manifests itself in the form of high youth unemployment, an above average proportion of workers in manual occupations, low mean income and a low percentage of people with higher degrees. High educational attainment up to GCSE and A-level demonstrates the depth of local talent, however, poor job opportunities and the absence, until recently, of a university in Cornwall has meant that much of this young talent leaves the area and never returns. The General Certificate of Secondary Education ( GCSE) is the name of an academic qualification awarded in a specified subject generally taken in a number of subjects by The A-level, short for Advanced Level, is a General Certificate of Education qualification in England, Northern Ireland and Wales, [6] As such Penwith is listed as an Objective 1 area by the European Social Fund, however, this status is due to expire in 2006. The Regional policy of the European Union (EU is a policy with the stated aim of improving the Economic Well-being of certain regions The European Social Fund (ESF is the oldest of four European Structural Funds that provide grants to support economic development within the European Union Traditionally, like much of the rest of Cornwall, Penwith's economy relied heavily on mining and fishing and was badly affected by the decline of these industries. Although the district has tried to stimulate employment through tourism, many of these jobs are by definition seasonal or part-time and do not replace the skilled jobs lost by the closure of the mines.
Mining
Tin mining once played an important part in the economy of Penwith, with mines across the district including Levant, Botallack, Cape Cornwall, Ding Dong and Wheal Hope to name a few. Botallack (Bostalek is an ex- Tin Mining village in Cornwall, England United Kingdom near Land's End. Cape Cornwall ( Cornish: "Pen Kernow" is a small headland in Cornwall, England, UK four Miles north of Land's [7] Tin mines gradually became economically mined out though the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, as the easier seams were exhausted and more amenable sources of metal were discovered in South America. South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a The collapse of the world tin cartel in 1983 finished what remained of the industry. The last working mine in the district and one of the last in Cornwall was at Geevor which is now a heritage site and museum following grants totalling nearly £4 million from various sources[8] including the Heritage Lottery Fund. Geevor Tin Mine is a Tin Mining museum/heritage centre in the far south west of Cornwall, left as a Living history of a working tin mine The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF is a fund established in the United Kingdom under the National Lottery etc The north of the district has arguably suffered the worst from the closure of the mines as there have been few jobs available to replace what was lost to mining. This is most notably the towns of St. Just and Pendeen which have very high levels of unemployment. Mining The ancient settlement has a strong Mining history and was during the 19th Century one of the most important mining districts in Cornwall both for Copper and Pendeen is a small village close to the coastline within the Penwith district of Cornwall, England, UK. Many miners from the district have emigrated over the last century in order to find mining jobs abroad.
Fishing
Despite the decline in the number of people employed in the fishing industry due to European Union policies, it still plays an important part in the district's economy. Newlyn harbour is the largest deep sea fishing port in England in terms of the value of fish landed (turnover >£18 million 2004) and contributes 2% of the region's GDP. Newlyn (Lulynn is a town in southwest Cornwall, England, UK. The town forms a small Conurbation with neighbouring Penzance, [9] The Newlyn fleet utilises a variety of catching methods, however, the vessels are comparatively small and mostly owned by their skippers in comparison with the large factory boats of Spain and France with whom they share their fishing grounds. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Accusations of illegal overfishing by the French and Spanish fleets is a source of local friction. Until the 1960s, pilchards were the major catch landed at Newlyn, which were processed at the nearby pilchard works, before the fish fell out of favour with the public. A revival of pilchard fishing in Penwith in recent years after a rebranding exercise as Cornish sardines[10] (sardines are actually small pilchards). This has been helped by investment from the Objective One programme. Much of the catch is sold abroad in Spain and Italy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
Farming
Like much of the rest of the country, farmers in Penwith have in recent years been put under financial pressure, due to a withdrawal of subsidies from the EU Common Agricultural Policy, pressure from supermarkets and crises such as foot and mouth in 2001. The Common Agricultural Policy ( CAP) is a system of European Union Agricultural subsidies and programmes The outbreak of Foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom in the spring and summer of 2001 caused a crisis in British Agriculture and Agriculture in Penwith is predominantly dairy with some arable crops such as potatoes, cauliflower and broccoli (confusingly these are locally called broccoli and calebrese, respectively). Agronomy is the science and technology of using plants for food fuel feed and fiber The potato is a Starchy Tuberous crop Vegetable from the perennial Solanum tuberosum of the Solanaceae Cauliflower is one of several vegetables in the species Brassica oleracea, in the family Brassicaceae. Broccoli is a plant of the Cabbage family Brassicaceae (formerly Cruciferae Cornwall's mild climate and an absence of hard winter frosts mean that these cold senstitve crops can be produced much earlier than in the rest of the country, and early Cornish new potatoes are a lucrative source of income. Unfortunately this cash crop has come under pressure in recent years due to Globalization, which means competition with cheap imports from Egypt. Globalization (or globalisation) in its literal sense is the process of transformation of local or regional phenomena into global ones This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. In 2002 the Farm Business Centre was set up to help farmers and farm businesses across Penwith. The centre aims to expand the local agricultural sector and provide advice and funding for farmers in the transition from intensive farming toward more sustainable agriculture. Intensive farming or intensive agriculture is an Agricultural production system characterized by the high Inputs of Capital, Fertilizers This encourages farmers to seek out novel sources of income such as set-aside and organic and small scale specialist produce such as meat from rare breed animals. Set-aside as a political measure was introduced by the European Union (EU in 1988 to (i help reduce the large and costly surpluses produced in Europe under the guaranteed price A priority 4. 6 grant from Objective One, plus funding from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs totalling more than £300,000 have ensured the centre’s future until September 2008. The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs ( Defra) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for environmental protection [11]
Tourism
Penwith's scenery makes it a popular holiday destination. Local attractions including the Minack Theatre, South West Coast Path, Land's End and the Blue Flag beach at Sennen Cove[12] ensure that tourism plays a major part in Penwith's economy. The Minack Theatre is an open-air Theatre, constructed above a gully with a rocky granite outcrop jutting into the sea ( minack in Cornish means a stony The South West Coast Path is Britain's longest waymarked long-distance footpath and a National Trail. Land's End ( Cornish name Penn an Wlas) is a headland on the Penwith Peninsula, located near Penzance in Cornwall A Blue Flag beach is a maritime or freshwater Recreational Beach that has met stringent quality standards during the whole of the previous bathing season Local Government For the purposes of local government Sennen elects a parish council every 4 years Additionally, St. Ives has in recent years become a popular New Year's Eve venue. New Year's Eve is on December 31, the final day of the Gregorian year and the day before New Year's Day. Penwith also has the highest concentration of Neolithic sites in Europe, including monuments at The Merry Maidens, Lanyon Quoit, Chûn Quoit and an Iron Age village at Chysauster. The Neolithic (from Greek νεολιθικός — neolithikos from νέος neos, "new" + λίθος lithos The Merry Maidens ( also known as Dawn's Men (a likely corruption of the Cornish Dans Maen) is a late Neolithic Stone circle located Lanyon Quoit is a Dolmen in Cornwall. It stands next to the road leading from Madron to Morvah. The best preserved of all quoits (also called dolmens or Cromlechs) in Cornwall, UK is Chûn Quoit, located in open moorland near Pendeen Chysauster Ancient Village is Romano-British village of Courtyard houses in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, which is currently in Tourism accounts for 25% of Cornwall's GDP and 19% of housholds in Penwith derive their income from this activity. [13]
Penwith District Council
The current district was created on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of Penzance and St. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c 70 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in England and Wales Ives boroughs, St Just urban district, and West Penwith Rural District. In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, an urban district was a type of Local government district that covered an Urbanised area West Penwith Rural District was a Rural district in Cornwall, United Kingdom from 1894 to 1974.
From 1972 until 1974, a shadow Penwith authority existed where sitting members of the above mentioned authorities acted in an advisory manner. With the abolition of the predecessor authorities in 1974 St Ives, Hayle, Marazion and St Just obtained Town Council status and from within their ranks began to elect Town Mayors. St Ives (Porth Ia is a seaside town, Civil parish and port in the Penwith district of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom Hayle (Heyl is a small town Civil parish and cargo port in the Penwith District of Cornwall, UK. History of Marazion Marazion is one of the towns claiming to be Britain's oldest town. Mining The ancient settlement has a strong Mining history and was during the 19th Century one of the most important mining districts in Cornwall both for Copper and Penzance failed to obtain parish status for the former borough and Charter Trustees were appointed to continue elections for the position of Mayor of the town. In England and Wales, Charter Trustees are set up to maintain the continuity of a Town charter or City charter after a district with the status Charter Trustees being the siting members of Penwith District Council within the former borough area. Penzance Town Council was finally created in 1980 initially electing 15 members, this was expanded to 20 members in 1999. From 1974 to the mid 1980s, Penwith District Council was dominated by independent members, only 4 out of the 34 councillors in 1981 held any political allegiance (a situation reflected in other Cornish Authorities at this time). By the late 1980s, however, the council became increasingly party politicised with the Conservative Party being the major political force on the council often forming coalitions with Conservative supporting independents to ensure the day to day operation of the Council. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. With the general down turn nationally for the Conservatives in 1990s, the Labour Party and to a lesser extent the Liberal Democrats began to make gains at the expense of Conservatives and at the high point of anti-conservative sentiment there remained only four Conservative councillors within the authority. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the The Conservatives, however, have since the mid 1990s recovered their support to regain their position as the largest party on the Council (14 councillors) with the Liberal Democrats now forming the largest opposition group (12 councillors) - Despite this the council remains hung with no overall control. The current (As of May 4, 2006 Elections) political composition being as follows. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
Conservatives 14 Liberal Democrats 12 Labour 1 (sits with Independent group) Independent 8
The district will be abolished as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England. It is planned that during 2009 there will be structural changes to local government in England, whereby a number of new unitary authorities will be created
See also Penwith local elections
Housing
On 9th January 2008 the ‘Regional Spatial Strategy for the South West’ (RSS) announced plans to massively increase house-building in Cornwall stating that almost 70,000 new homes would be built by 2026. One third of Penwith Council is elected each year followed by one year without election The findings of the ‘Examination in Public’ into the RSS, were produced by the unelected South West Regional Assembly. The South West Regional Assembly (SWRA is the regional assembly for the South West region of England, established in 1999. The original Draft RSS was published in 2006 and the new figures show another 53% increase. Figures for the new plans included - Caradon – 6,500 housing units (an increase of 700 on the original document), Carrick - 10,900 housing units (increase of 900), Kerrier – 14,400 housing units (increase of 6,200), North Cornwall – 13,400 housing units ( increase of 5,800), Penwith - 7,800 housing units (increase of 3,000), Restormel - 15,700 housing units (increase of 7,100). Caradon is a local government district in Cornwall, United Kingdom. Carrick is a local government district in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Housing On 9th January 2008 the ‘Regional Spatial Strategy for the South West’ (RSS announced plans to massively increase house-building in Cornwall stating that almost 70000 Housing On 9th January 2008 the ‘Regional Spatial Strategy for the South West’ (RSS announced plans to massively increase house-building in Cornwall stating that almost 70000 Twinning Restormel is twinned by oath which can be viewed in the council offices in St Austell, with Kreis Dithmarschen. [14] There has been much concern in Cornwall regarding these proposals and Dick Cole the leader of the Cornish political party Mebyon Kernow has issued a statement saying that local housing strategy should be determined by democratically elected Cornish politicians. For other uses see Dick Cole (disambiguation. Dick Cole (1968- is a councillor and the leader of Mebyon Kernow, a Cornish Mebyon Kernow ( Cornish for "Sons of Cornwall" often abbreviated MK) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. The Cornish people (Kernowyon are regarded as an Ethnic group of the United Kingdom originating in Cornwall. [15]
Twinning
Since 1974 the district of Penwith has been twinned with
Cuxhaven, Germany. Cuxhaven is a large independent town and seat of the Cuxhaven district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
Places of interest
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See also
- West Penwith Rural District
- Beaches of Penwith
- Penwith hundred
References
- ^ P. Abbeys and priories in England lists Abbeys priories, friaries and other Monastic religious houses in England. This is a list of amusement parks which are or were based in the UK This page lists Castles in England. Bedfordshire Berkshire Bristol A country park is an area designated for people to visit and enjoy recreation in a countryside environment English Heritage is a Non-departmental public body of the United Kingdom government ( Department for Culture Media and Sport) with a broad remit of The Forestry Commission (established in 1919 is a Non-ministerial government department responsible for Forestry in Great Britain. A heritage railway ( United Kingdom) preserved railway ( United Kingdom) or tourist railroad ( United States and Canada) is a Historic houses in England is a link page for any Stately home, Country house or other Historic house in England. A museum is a "permanent institution in the service of society and of its development open to the public which acquires conserves researches communicates and exhibits the The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as the National Trust, is a conservation organization in England, Wales The following is a partial list of zoological gardens ( Zoos: Africa Algeria Algiers Zoo Oran Zoo The Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden in St Ives, Cornwall preserves the 20th century sculptor 's studio and Garden much as they Carn Euny is an archaeological site near Sancreed, on the Penwith peninsula in Cornwall, United Kingdom with considerable evidence of both Chûn Castle is a large Iron Age Hillfort near Penzance in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The best preserved of all quoits (also called dolmens or Cromlechs) in Cornwall, UK is Chûn Quoit, located in open moorland near Pendeen Chysauster Ancient Village is Romano-British village of Courtyard houses in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, which is currently in Geevor Tin Mine is a Tin Mining museum/heritage centre in the far south west of Cornwall, left as a Living history of a working tin mine Godrevy Island is located northeast of Hayle, Cornwall, UK and is a National Trust owned stretch of coast with a famous lighthouse Land's End ( Cornish name Penn an Wlas) is a headland on the Penwith Peninsula, located near Penzance in Cornwall Lanyon Quoit is a Dolmen in Cornwall. It stands next to the road leading from Madron to Morvah. The Mên-an-Tol is a small formation of Standing stones near the Madron - Morvah road in the Penwith area of Cornwall, United Kingdom The Merry Maidens ( also known as Dawn's Men (a likely corruption of the Cornish Dans Maen) is a late Neolithic Stone circle located The Minack Theatre is an open-air Theatre, constructed above a gully with a rocky granite outcrop jutting into the sea ( minack in Cornish means a stony See Mousehole (drilling for the Drilling term Mousehole (ˈmaʊzəl to rhyme with "cows'll" Porthynys ( is a village Mousehole Wild Bird Hospital and Sanctuary is a wildlife hospital based near Mousehole, Cornwall, UK. Newlyn Art Gallery is a contemporary art gallery located in Newlyn, Cornwall, UK. Paradise Park is a Zoo based near Hayle, Cornwall, UK. It was established in 1973 as a tropical bird garden and now includes species other than The Porthcurno Telegraph Museum is a Museum located in the small coastal village of Porthcurno Cornwall, UK. The South West Coast Path is Britain's longest waymarked long-distance footpath and a National Trail. St Michael's Mount (Carrack Looz en Cooz is a Tidal island located off the Mount's Bay coast of Cornwall, United Kingdom. Trinity House National Lighthouse Museum was a museum that was situated in Penzance, Cornwall, UK which housed the national collection of Trinity House Tate St Ives is an Art gallery in St Ives, Cornwall, UK, exhibiting work by modern British artists including work of the St The Wayside Folk Museum is a small private museum situated in Zennor, Cornwall, UK. West Penwith Rural District was a Rural district in Cornwall, United Kingdom from 1894 to 1974. See also Hundreds of Cornwall Berresford Ellis, The Story of the Cornish Language, (Tor Mark Press)
- ^ Office for National Statistics, 2005. "Quinary age groups and sex for local authorities in the United Kingdom; estimated resident population; Mid-2004 Population Estimates. "
- ^ Index of Local Deprivation government statistics [1]
- ^ Peter Kingston, 2005. "Closed for Business. " The Guardian, Tuesday May 10, 2005. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
- ^ Index of Local Deprivation government statistics [2]
- ^ Index of Local Deprivation government statistics [3]
- ^ List of mines in west Penwith [4]
- ^ Cornwall24 article [5]
- ^ Objective One media release [6]
- ^ Cornwall24 November 7, 2005 The Newlyn Pilchard Works and grants [7]
- ^ Objective One 2006 grant announcements [8]
- ^ South West Blue Flag Beaches [9]
- ^ Penwith District Council figures [10]
- ^ South West Regional Assembly housing plans for Cornwall
- ^ MK condemn proposed Cornish house building plans
External links
- Penwith (DMOZ.org)
- Penwith District Council
- West Penwith Resources
- Postcards of West Penwith
- Cornwall Record Office Online Catalogue for Penwith District Council
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