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Penzance, England
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The ancient market town of Penzance is the Capital of the far west of Cornwall. Located just 10 miles from Land's End, an area of Celtic culture and outstanding natural beauty surrounds the town.
Named "Pen Sans" in the ancient Cornish language, meaning "Holy Headland", referring to the headland to the western side of the harbour on which a chapel was established by early Christians well over 1000 years ago, the town received Royal Charters for its harbour in 1512, for markets and fairs in 1592 and was formally incorporated by Royal Charter in 1614. Since that time, it has been the main commercial centre for the entire Land's End peninsula, historically known as Penwith.
Not only is it a market town it is also a popular tourist destination, and features an attractive promenade on its sea front. There are several historic houses in the town, amongst Regency and Georgian terraces, along with a number of museums and galleries.
The town has the most westerly major harbour on the English Channel and, from there, ferry services operate to the Isles of Scilly.