This article needs additional citations for verification. (April 2010) |
Madron
| |
---|---|
Madron Parish Church | |
Population | 1,569 (2011 census including Boskednan and Carfury) |
Civil parish |
|
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | PENZANCE |
Postcode district | TR20 |
Police | Devon and Cornwall |
Fire | Cornwall |
Ambulance | South Western |
Madron (Cornish: Eglos Madern) is a civil parish and village in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Madron is named after Saint Madern's Church. Its annual Trafalgar Service commemorating the death of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson was started on 27 October 1946, following a local tradition that his death was first announced on British soil in the Union Hotel, Penzance.