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Lizard, also known as The Lizard, is a village on the Lizard peninsula in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated about south of Helston, and is mainland Britain's most southerly settlement. Lizard is a tourist centre and its large village green is surrounded by cafes and gift shops.
The name derives from the Cornish ''Lis'' for 'place' and ''Ard'' for 'high'. The village is in the civil parish of Landewednack, the most southerly parish on the British mainland.GENUKI website; Landewednack
retrieved April 2010 The village of Lizard is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as a relatively small settlement and lying within the hundred of Winnianton. The parish church is dedicated to St Winwallow and is the most southerly in mainland Britain. It is built of local Serpentinite stone (see
There is a Cornish cross in the village.Langdon, A. G. (1896) ''Old Cornish Crosses''. Truro: Joseph Pollard; p. 276
Lizard, also known as The Lizard, is a village on the Lizard peninsula in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated about south of Helston, and is mainland Britain's most southerly settlement. Lizard is a tourist centre and its large village green is surrounded by cafes and gift shops.
The name derives from the Cornish ''Lis'' for 'place' and ''Ard'' for 'high'. The village is in the civil parish of Landewednack, the most southerly parish on the British mainland.GENUKI website; Landewednackretrieved April 2010 The village of Lizard is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as a relatively small settlement and lying within the hundred of Winnianton. The parish church is dedicated to St Winwallow and is the most southerly in mainland Britain. It is built of local Serpentinite stone (see
Lizard complex
The Lizard complex, Cornwall is generally accepted to represent a preserved example of an exposed ophiolite complex in the United Kingdom. The rocks found in The Lizard area are analogous to those found in such famous areas as the Troodos Mounta ...
for more information on the peninsula's geology) and is situated in the hamlet of Landewednack, now a suburb of Lizard village.
Lizard Lighthouse
The Lizard Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Lizard Point, Cornwall, England, built to guide vessels passing through the English Channel. It was often the welcoming beacon to persons returning to England, where on a clear night, the reflected lig ...
, the oldest mainland light in Cornwall, is situated half-a-mile (800 m) south of the village. It has twin towers and was erected in 1752 although there had been a light here since 1619. The Lizard Lifeboat Station, operated by the RNLI
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is the largest charity that saves lives at sea around the coasts of the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man, as well as on some inland waterways. It i ...
, is situated at Kilcobben Cove half-a-mile (800 m) east of the village.
The Spanish Armada
The Spanish Armada (a.k.a. the Enterprise of England, es, Grande y Felicísima Armada, links=no, lit=Great and Most Fortunate Navy) was a Spanish fleet that sailed from Lisbon in late May 1588, commanded by the Duke of Medina Sidonia, an aris ...
was first spotted from near Lizard village in 1588.
There is a Cornish cross in the village.Langdon, A. G. (1896) ''Old Cornish Crosses''. Truro: Joseph Pollard; p. 276
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