Zennor
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| Zennor Parish | |
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  Shown within UK and Penwith |
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| OS Grid Reference: | SW458384 |
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| Population: | 217 (2001 Census)[1] |
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| Settlements | |
| Major Settlement: | Zennor |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
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| Secondary Settlements: | Pennance, Treveal, Bosporthennis, Tregerthen, Boswednack, Porthmeor |
| Administration | |
| Ward: | Zennor and Madron |
| District: | Penwith |
| County: | Cornwall |
| Region: | South West England |
| Post Office and Telephone | |
| Post town: | Truro |
| Postcode: | TR26 3xx |
| Dialling Code: | 01736 |
Zennor is a village and civil parish in the Penwith district of Cornwall in the United Kingdom. The parish includes the villages of Zennor, Boswednack and Porthmeor. It is located on the north coast, about six miles north of Penzance. Alphabetically, the parish is the last in Britain - its name comes from the Cornish for the local saint, St Senara[2].
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[edit] Local Government
For the purposes of local government classification Zennor elects a parish Council every 3years. For elections to Penwith District Council Zennor falls within the single member Madron and Zennor ward.
[edit] The Mermaid of Zennor
There is a local legend about a mermaid in Zennor.
Mathew Trewella was a good-looking young man with a good voice. Each evening Mathew would sing the closing hymn at the church in Zennor, solo. A mermaid living in neighbouring Pendour Cove was enchanted by the music. She dressed in a long dress to hide her long tail and walked a bit awkwardly to the church. Initially, she just marvelled at Mathew's singing before slipping away to return to the sea. She came every day, and eventually became bolder, staying longer. It was on one of these visits that her gaze met Mathew's, and they fell in love. However, the mermaid knew she had to go back to the sea or die. As she prepared to leave, Mathew said "Please do not leave, who are you, where are you from?".
The mermaid told him that she was a creature from the sea and that she must go back. Mathew was so love-struck that he swore he would follow her wherever she went. Mathew carried her to the cove and followed her beneath the waves, never to be seen again.
It is said that if you sit above Pendour Cove at sunset on a fine summer evening you might hear Mathew singing faintly on the breeze.
At St. Senara Church in Zennor visitors may see a carved bench-end over 600 years old showing the mermaid.
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[edit] Facilities
As well as a pub, The Tinners Arms, the village has a small museum (The Wayside Folk Museum) with a collection of local rural artifacts and a working water wheel. Adjacent to the museum is a Backpackers Hostel.
[edit] Gallery of images
 Zennor Church. |
 Side view of Zennor Church. |
 Zennor Mermaid Chair |
 Zennor Head. |
 Zennor Head. |
 Zennor Head in the evening. |
[edit] References
- ^ 2001 Uk census
- ^ Warlinnen - The Cornish Language Online
[edit] External links
- Myths and legends of Cornwall including a picture of the St. Senara Church carved bench end showing the mermaid
- Cornwall Record Office Online Catalogue for Zennor
- Photographs and details of a short walk
- Background information re. Zennor
- Zennor Backpackers' Hostel
- Photographs taken at Zennor by Cornwall resident Ian Lewis - 18th July 2007
- A more romantic telling of the tale.
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