Land's End

For other uses, see Land's End (disambiguation).

Land's End
  • Cornish: Penn an Wlas / Pedn an Wlas
Cliffs at Land's End, showing Dr Syntax Head and Longships Lighthouse
Land's End is located in Cornwall
Land's End
Land's End
Location within Cornwall
OS grid referenceSW 34177 25339
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPENZANCE
Postcode districtTR19
Dialling code01736
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireCornwall
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cornwall
50°04′07″N 05°42′58″W / 50.06861°N 5.71611°W / 50.06861; -5.71611

Land's End[1] (Cornish Standard Written Form: Penn an Wlas or Pedn an Wlas)[2] is a headland and tourist and holiday complex in western Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, on the Penwith peninsula about eight miles (13 km) 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.[3] However, it is not the westernmost point on mainland Great Britain. This title narrowly goes to Corrachadh Mòr in the Scottish Highlands.

  1. ^ "Cornwall Council adds apostrophe to Land's End". BBC News. 12 September 2018. Archived from the original on 12 March 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  2. ^ An English-Cornish Glossary in the Standard Written Form Archived 5 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine (gives both Penn an Wlas and Pedn an Wlas)
  3. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End ISBN 978-0-319-23148-7