LAND'S END


Land's End, the most westerly point in England

'Land's End' (Cornish name: ''Penn an Wlas'') is a headland on the Penwith peninsula, located near Penzance in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is the most westerly tip of the southern mainland (for Great Britain as a whole it is Corrachadh Mòr, Ardnamurchan, Scotland which is 22 miles further west). Visible from Land's End is the Longships Lighthouse. The Longships, a few miles out, is a serpentine and quartz island. Offshore, midway between Land's End and the Isles of Scilly, is the supposed location of the mythical lost land of Lyonesse, referred to in Arthurian literature.
The name has a particular resonance because it is so often used in outlining the length of Britain when races, walks and charitable events take place between Land's End and the Scottish village John o' Groats (the most north-easterly settlement in mainland Britain). The phrase ''Land's End to John o' Groats'' is used both as a literal journey and as a metaphor for great or all-encompassing distance.
There is a theme park at Land's End.

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See also



★ Land's End Airport

★ List of topics related to Cornwall
Land's End sunset

External links



★ the length of Britain" Lands'End to John O'Groats a free e-book of this great journey

★ Illustrated guide to Land's End

★ A Few old Postcards of Lands End

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