St Levan

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St. Levan Parish
Shown within UK and Penwith
OS Grid Reference:	SW380222
Lat/Lon:	50°02′N 5°39′W
Population:	487 (2001 census)
Dwellings:
Settlements
Major Settlement:	St. Levan
Settlement Type:	Village
Population:
Dwellings:
Secondary Settlements:	Porthcurno, Treen, Penberth, Porthgwarra
Administration
County:	Cornwall
Region:	South West England
Post Office and Telephone
Post town:	Truro
Postcode:	TR19 6xx
Dialling Code:	01736

St Levan (Cornish: Sen Selevan) is a village and civil parish in the Penwith district of Cornwall, United Kingdom. The parish encompasses the settlements of St Levan, Trethewey, Treen (the chief village), and Porthcurno and shares boundaries with the parishes of Sennen in the north-west, St Buryan in the north-east (with which it has close ties) and is bounded by the sea in the south and was at one point part of St Buryan parish. The village of St. Levan is situated approximately eight miles (12.7 km) south west of Penzance along a minor road that forks from the B3315 towards Land's End. The parish comprises 2402 acres of land, 3 acres of water and 31 acres of foreshore.

For the purposes of local government St Levan is a civil parish and elects every 4 years a parish council consisting of 10 councillors. The principal local authorities in the area are Penwith District Council and the Cornwall County Council.

Parish church of St Levan

St Levan genealogical site

Civil Parishes of Penwith District
United Kingdom \| England \| Cornwall
Gwinear-Gwithian \| Hayle \| Ludgvan \| Madron \| Marazion \| Morvah \| Paul \| Penzance \| Perranuthnoe \| Sancreed \| Sennen \| St Buryan \| St Erth \| St Hilary \| St Ives \| St Just \| St Levan \| St Michael's Mount \| Towednack \| Zennor