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Pendeen

The village of Pendeen lies on the north coast of West Cornwall half way between Lands End and St Ives and there is a regular bus service joining these and connecting with buses to Penzance and St Just.

Renowned for its copper and tin mines Pendeen grew in size to serve the mining community until the turn of the century. With the decline of the industry many of its sons emigrated seeking new lives in mines opening up all over the world and there are few old families without some connection to America, Australia, South Africa and other mining areas.

Pendeen Watch: The dramatic Pendeen lighthouse is situated on the slate promontory of Pendeen Watch. This part of the coast is renowned for the number of ships wrecked on the rocky headlands.