St Hilary is a civil parish and village in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately five miles (8 km) east of Penzance and four miles (6.5 km) south of Hayle.
Chynoweth is an area immediately north of St Hilary.
For the purposes of local government St Hilary is a parish council and elects councillors every four years. The principal local authority in the area is Cornwall Council.
The parish church (see also St Hilary C...
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St Hilary is a civil parish and village in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately five miles (8 km) east of Penzance and four miles (6.5 km) south of Hayle.
Chynoweth is an area immediately north of St Hilary.
For the purposes of local government St Hilary is a parish council and elects councillors every four years. The principal local authority in the area is Cornwall Council.
The parish church (see also St Hilary Church, Cornwall) is dedicated to Saint Hilary of Poitiers and is in the Early English style. It has a 13th-century tower and is a Grade I listed building.
The area has many former mines: especially notable was a mine called Wheal Fortune which extended into the parish of Ludgvan. An earthquake occurred in St Hilary in 1796.
Penberthy Croft Mine, to the north of the parish, was designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1993 and is noted as the most important site in Britain for secondary ore minerals of lead, copper, and arsenic....
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