Carnyorth

Carnyorth
Cornish: *Karnyorgh*
Carnyorth Cornish: Karnyorgh;
Hamlet
	Carnyorth Location within Cornwall
Unitary authority	Cornwall;
Region	South West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Cornwall
Ambulance	South Western
	List of places UK England Cornwall 50°08′29″N 5°40′31″W / 50.141279°N 5.675318°W

50°08′17″N 5°40′34″W / 50.138°N 5.676°W / 50.138; -5.676

Carnyorth (from Cornish: Karnyorgh, meaning crag of the roe deer)^[1]^[2] is a hamlet in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is approximately one mile (1.6 km) south of Pendeen and six miles (10 km) northwest of Penzance.^[3] It is in the civil parish of St Just in Penwith.

It lies along the B3306 road which connects St Ives to the A30 road near Land's End.

Carnyorth lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and the electoral division of St Just in Penwith.^[4] Almost a third of Cornwall has AONB designation, with the same status and protection as a National Park.

References

↑ "Carnyorth". Map. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
↑ Craig Weatherhill (2017). The Place-Names of the Land's End Peninsula. Penwith Press. p. 117. ISBN 9781999777500.
↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End ISBN 978-0-319-23148-7
↑ "Cornwall Council Interactive Map". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 15 November 2020.

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[1] "Carnyorth". Map. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2026.

[2] Craig Weatherhill (2017). The Place-Names of the Land's End Peninsula. Penwith Press. p. 117. ISBN 9781999777500.

[3] Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End ISBN 978-0-319-23148-7

[4] "Cornwall Council Interactive Map". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 15 November 2020.

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