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67: 174: 59: 893: 366: 197: 155:, 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. 283: 332: 818: 934: 149:
for more information on the peninsula's geology) and is situated in the hamlet of Landewednack, now a suburb of Lizard village.
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of 1086 as a relatively small settlement and lying within the hundred of Winnianton.
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was first spotted from near Lizard village in 1588.
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The Lizard or The Lizard Town or The Lizard Village
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Lizard (disambiguation)
49°58′01″N 5°12′00″W / 49.967°N 5.200°W / 49.967; -5.200


the Lizard peninsula
Cornwall
Helston
Britain
village green
Cornish
civil parish
Landewednack
Domesday Book
Winwallow
Britain
Serpentinite
Lizard complex
Lizard Lighthouse
The Lizard Lifeboat Station
RNLI
Spanish Armada

Cornish cross
Cornwall portal
ISBN
978-0-319-23148-7


GENUKI website; Landewednack
Lizard

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