Penzance
town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, UK
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Summary
Penzance is a town[1]. Penzance ranks in the top 0.6% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,887 views/month, #57 of 9,456).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Cornwall[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Instance of: civil parish[5]
- Twinned administrative body: Cuxhaven[6], Bendigo[7], Concarneau[8], Nevada City[9]
- Postal code: TR18[10]
- Commons category: Penzance[11]
- Located in time zone: UTC±00:00[12]
- Local dialing code: 01736[13]
- OS grid reference: SW475306[14]
- Authority: Penzance Town Council[15], Cornwall Council[16]
- Official website: http://www.penzance.co.uk/[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Penzance[18]
- Streaming media URL: https://balticlivecam.com/cameras/united-kingdom/penzance/penzance-promenade/[19]
- Population: 21,168[20], 20,734[21], 21,045[22]
- Time of earliest written record: 1318[23]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[24], Akademi Kernewek's Place Names[25], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26]
- Official name: Penzance[27]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Penzance[28]
- Category for people who died here: Q27016916[29]
- Native label: Penzance[30]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Penzance[31]
- Elevation above sea level: 10 m[32]
- Area: 12.92 km²[33]
- Historic county: Cornwall[34]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Penzance include Penzance railway station[35], a railway station[36], in United Kingdom[37].
Why It Matters
Penzance has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Penzance is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]
Entities named for Penzance include Penzance railway station[35], a railway station[36], in United Kingdom[37].