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Lelant is a village in Cornwall
Cornwall

Cornwall , constitutional Duchy and palatine, is a metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England of England, United Kingdom, located at the tip of the south-western peninsula of Great Britain....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
, UK situated between the nearby towns of Hayle
Hayle

Hayle is a small town, civil parish and cargo port in the Penwith district of Cornwall, UK. The parish was created in 1888 from part of the now defunct Phillack parish, with which it was later combined in 1935, and incorporated part of St Erth in 1937....
 and St Ives
St Ives, Cornwall

St Ives is a seaside resort, civil parish and port in the Penwith district of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town lies north of Penzance and west of Camborne....


The name is derived from the Cornish
Cornish language

The Cornish language is one of the Brythonic group of Celtic languages. The language continued to function as a community language in parts of Cornwall until the late 18th century, and there have been attempts to revive the language since the early 20th century....
 lann and Anta, meaning Church-site of Anta, earliest attested spelling Lananta, about year 1170.

The village is served by two railway stations: Lelant
Lelant railway station

Picturesque Lelant railway station is on the waterfront of the River Hayle below the village of Lelant in Cornwall, United Kingdom.The station is on the St Ives Bay Line north of St Erth railway station....
, which serves the village, and Lelant Saltings
Lelant Saltings railway station

Lelant Saltings railway station was opened on 27 May 1978 to provide a Park and ride facility for visitors to St Ives, Cornwall.The station is situated on the St Ives Bay Line, alongside the River Hayle....
, which serves a park and ride site nearby.






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Lelant is a village in Cornwall
Cornwall

Cornwall , constitutional Duchy and palatine, is a metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England of England, United Kingdom, located at the tip of the south-western peninsula of Great Britain....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
, UK situated between the nearby towns of Hayle
Hayle

Hayle is a small town, civil parish and cargo port in the Penwith district of Cornwall, UK. The parish was created in 1888 from part of the now defunct Phillack parish, with which it was later combined in 1935, and incorporated part of St Erth in 1937....
 and St Ives
St Ives, Cornwall

St Ives is a seaside resort, civil parish and port in the Penwith district of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town lies north of Penzance and west of Camborne....


The name is derived from the Cornish
Cornish language

The Cornish language is one of the Brythonic group of Celtic languages. The language continued to function as a community language in parts of Cornwall until the late 18th century, and there have been attempts to revive the language since the early 20th century....
 lann and Anta, meaning Church-site of Anta, earliest attested spelling Lananta, about year 1170.

The village is served by two railway stations: Lelant
Lelant railway station

Picturesque Lelant railway station is on the waterfront of the River Hayle below the village of Lelant in Cornwall, United Kingdom.The station is on the St Ives Bay Line north of St Erth railway station....
, which serves the village, and Lelant Saltings
Lelant Saltings railway station

Lelant Saltings railway station was opened on 27 May 1978 to provide a Park and ride facility for visitors to St Ives, Cornwall.The station is situated on the St Ives Bay Line, alongside the River Hayle....
, which serves a park and ride site nearby. Both are on the St. Ives - St. Erth branch line.

For Christmas, residents display simple white lights giving the main road a pleasant, welcoming appearance.

St. Uny's Church, Lelant
St. Uny's Church, Lelant

St. Uny's Church, Lelant is a parish church in the Church of England located in Lelant, Cornwall....
 is the parish church.