Sennen

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Sennen Parish
Penzanze Penwith
Shown within UK and Penwith
OS Grid Reference: SW358256
Lat/Lon: 50°04′N, 5°41′W
Population: 829(2001 Census)[1]
Dwellings:
Settlements
Major Settlement: Sennen (Treeve)
Settlement Type: Village
Population: 660 [1]Penwith District 2000 estimate
Dwellings:
Secondary Settlements: Sennen Cove, Skewjack, Escalls, Trevescan
Administration
County: Cornwall
Region: South West England
Post Office and Telephone
Post town: Truro
Postcode: TR19 7xx
Dialling Code: 01736
This article is about the parish of Sennen, for the popular surfing beach see Sennen Cove.

Sennen (Cornish: Sen Senan) is a village and civil parish, in the Penwith district of Cornwall, United Kingdom. The parish encompasses the settlements of Trevescan, Carn Towan and Sennen as well as Land's End and is bounded by the parishes of St. Just to the north, St. Buryan to the east,St. Levan to the south and by the sea in the west. The parish consists of 2284 acres of land, 6 acres of water and 64 acres of foreshore and sits on granite only. The village of Sennen, which is the most westerly on mainland England, is situated approximately eight miles (12.7 km) west of Penzance along the A30, less than a mile from Land's End. The village sits around 60 ft. above sea-level on cliffs above a popular surfing beach called Sennen Cove that overlooks the Atlantic ocean.

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For the purposes of local government Sennen elects a parish council every 4 years. The current principal local authorities in the area are Penwith District Council and the Cornwall County Council.

Looking due North over Sennen Bay
Looking due North over Sennen Bay

  1. ^ United Kingdom Census 2001
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Civil Parishes of Penwith District
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