St Levan
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| St. Levan Parish | |
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  Shown within UK and Penwith |
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| OS Grid Reference: | SW380222 |
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| Population: | 487 (2001 census) |
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| Settlements | |
| Major Settlement: | St. Levan |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
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| 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 2,402 acres (10 km²) of land, 3 acres of water and 31 acres of foreshore.
[edit] Local Government
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.
[edit] St. Levan Church
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