Other current and historical names
Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Pendeen within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Pendeen, eccl. dist. and vil., St Just in Penwith par., Cornwall - dist., pop. 2311; vil., on the coast, 7 miles NW. of Penzance; P.O.; near the vil. is Pendeen Watch House, a coastguard station. Pendeen was the birthplace of Borlase (1696-1772), the Cornish historian.