St Ives
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 St Ives Harbour and Porthminster Beach | |
  St Ives Location within Cornwall | |
| Population | 10,756 United Kingdom Census 2021 |
| OS grid reference | SW518403 |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ST. IVES |
| Postcode district | TR26 |
| Dialling code | 01736 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
St Ives (Cornish: Porth Ia,[1] meaning "St Ia's cove") is a seaside town, civil parish and port in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town lies north of Penzance and west of Camborne on the coast of the Celtic Sea. In former times, it was commercially dependent on fishing. The decline in fishing, however, caused a shift in commercial emphasis, and the town is now primarily a popular seaside resort, notably achieving the title of Best UK Seaside Town from the British Travel Awards in both 2010 and 2011.[2][3][4] St Ives was incorporated by Royal Charter in 1639.[5][6] St Ives has become renowned for its number of artists. It was named best seaside town of 2007 by The Guardian newspaper.[7]
- ^ "List of Place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel" (PDF). Cornish Language Partnership. May 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ "British Travel Awards 2010". The British Travel Awards. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ "The BTA winners". Just About Travel. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ "St Ives wins travel award". The Queens Hotel St. Ives. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ "Stories of Old St Ives, Cornwall". St Ives Cornwall. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ "St. Ives". History of Parliament. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ Herd, Mike (13 July 2007). "St Ives named best seaside town". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 March 2019.