Land’s End in Cornwall

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Land's End marker © Mohcyn

Land’s End marker © Mohcyn

Land’s End is a headland and holiday complex in western Cornwall. It is the most westerly point of mainland Cornwall and England, is within the Penwith peninsula and is about eight miles (13 km) west-south-west of Penzance at the starting and finishing point of the A30 road. In May 2012, Land’s End received worldwide publicity as the starting point of the 2012 Summer Olympics torch relay. In 1769, the antiquarian William Borlase wrote:   read more…

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