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Land's End (other)
Land's End is a headland on the Penwith peninsula, located near Penzance in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Lands' End is a clothing retailer. Land's End, Lands End, or Lands' End may also refer to: Places United States *Land's End Plantation (Scott, Arkansas), listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) *Lands End, San Francisco, a park in San Francisco, California *Land's End Observatory, Whitewater, Colorado, NRHP-listed *Land's End Plantation (Stonewall, Louisiana), NRHP-listed *Land's End (Hertford, North Carolina), a plantation house in the NRHP *Lands End, Naxera, Virginia, in the National Register of Historic Places listings in Gloucester County, Virginia *Lands End Road Tabby Ruins, Frogmore, South Carolina, in the National Register of Historic Places listings in Beaufort County, South Carolina *Land's End Wildlife Management Area, a protected area located in King George County, Virginia *Land's End, Newport, Rhode Island, summer cottage of Edith Whart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Land's End
Land's End ( kw, Penn an Wlas or ''Pedn an Wlas'') is a headland and tourist and holiday complex in western Cornwall, England, on the Penwith peninsula about west-south-west of Penzance at the western end of the A30 road. To the east of it is the English Channel, and to the west the Celtic Sea. Land's End is the most westerly point of mainland England. However, it is not the westernmost point on mainland Great Britain, as this title narrowly goes to Corrachadh Mòr in the Scottish Highlands. Geography The actual Land's End, or Peal Point, is a modest headland compared with nearby headlands such as Pedn-men-dhu overlooking Sennen Cove and Pordenack, to the south. The present hotel and tourist complex is at Carn Kez, south of the actual Land's End. Land's End has a particular resonance because it is often used to suggest distance. Land's End to John o' Groats in Scotland is a distance of by road and this ''Land's End to John o' Groats'' distance is often used to define chari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
