Towns & cities · South West England
Chyandour
Chyandour — village in Cornwall, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Penzance · 0.5 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Chyandour is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Cornwall, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 50.1260°, -5.5270°.
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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
Chyandour (Cornish: Chi an Dowr, meaning "house of the water") is a small settlement within the town of Penzance in west Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is on the north-east edge of the town straddling the A30 trunk road. The Chyandour Brook rises near Carfury and flows into Mount's Bay at Chyandour. Before 1934 Chyandour was in the parish of Madron and was the site of a large tin smelting works.
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- Coordinates
- 50.1260, -5.5270
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- Penzance
- Postcode
- TR18 3LS
- Parliamentary constituency
- St Ives
- Nearest railway station
- Penzance — 0.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q670525 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Chyandour (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Rocky outcrop, Chyandour, Penzance - geograph.org.uk - 921806.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Chyandour?
- Chyandour is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TR18 3LS), in the parish of Penzance.
- Is Chyandour a protected site?
- Yes — Chyandour 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 Chyandour free to visit?
- Yes, Chyandour is free to enter.
- How do I get to Chyandour?
- The nearest railway station is Penzance, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TR18 3LS.