Ludgvan, Cornwall

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Ludgvan is a village in Cornwall

Other current and historical names

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Ludgvan within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Ludgvan in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Ludgvan (or Ludjan), small town and par., Cornwall, 3 miles NE. of Penzance, 4541 ac., pop. 2632; P.O., T.O.; has tin and copper mines, and a fair for cattle; the church contains the tomb of William Borlase (1696-1772), antiquary, naturalist, and author; Castle-an-Dinas, a double-ditched camp 436 ft. diameter, occupies a hill-top in the vicinity. Ludgvan is a local government district.

Ludgvan in the Domesday Book

A village in Connerton hundred, in the county of Cornwall.

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