Discover St Just in Penwith, Cornwall

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St Just in Penwith is the most westerly town on mainland Britain. It is located in Cornwall, England, and encompasses the villages of Trewellard, Pendeen and Kelynack. St Just in Penwith has a population of around 5,000 people (2012 estimate).

Despite giving his name to the town, there is no clear information who St Just was. During ancient times it was one of the mining areas of Cornwall. Mining was the principal activity here right up to the 19th century. It was one of the main tin and copper mines of Cornwall.

Today, with mining almost non existent in most of Cornwall, St Just in Penwith has turned to tourism as the main income earner. Former mines such as the Greevor mine has now been turned into a tourist attraction. The mines received a boost of recognition in 2006, when it was inscribed by UNESCO as the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site.

Pendeen Lighthouse, St Just in Penwith: Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pendeen_lighthouse_at_pendeen_watch.jpg
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Visiting St Just in Penwith

If you start your journey from Manchester, take the M5 motorway till Exeter, then continue on the A30 road all the way to almost the very tip of Penwith peninsula, then turn north on the A3071 road to reach St Just in Penwith.

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Places of Interest in St Just in Penwith