Place:St Just in Penwith, Cornwall, England

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NameSt Just in Penwith
Alt namesLannyustsource: Wikipedia
Saint Justsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
St Justsource: Wikipedia
St. Joostsource: Family History Library Catalog
St. Justsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeTown
Coordinates50.117°N 5.683°W
Located inCornwall, England
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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St Just is a town and civil parish in the Penwith district of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It lies along the B3306 road which connects St Ives to the A30 road. The parish encompasses the town of St Just and the nearby settlements of Trewellard, Pendeen and Kelynack: it is bounded by the parishes of Morvah to the north-east, Sancreed and Madron to the east, St Buryan and Sennen to the south and by the sea in the west. The parish consists of of land, of water and of foreshore. The town of St Just is the most westerly town in mainland Britain and is situated approximately west of Penzance along the A3071. St Just parish has a population of 4690.

St Just lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Almost a third of Cornwall has AONB designation, with the same status and protection as a National Park. St Just is one of only two towns included within the Cornwall AONB.

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