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Towednack is a village and civil parish
Civil parish

In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, a civil parish is usually the lowest unit of local government, below district and county councils....
 in the Penwith
Penwith

Penwith is a Non-metropolitan district in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, whose council is based in Penzance. The district covers all of the Penwith peninsula, the toe-like promontory of land at the western end of Cornwall and which includes an area of land to the east that falls outside the peninsula, being the most westerly distric...
 district of 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....
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
. The parish is bounded by those of Zennor
Zennor

Zennor is a village and civil parish in the Penwith district of Cornwall in the UK. The parish includes the villages of Zennor, Boswednack and Porthmeor and the hamlet of Treen ....
 in the west, Gulval
Gulval

Gulval is a village in the Penwith district of Cornwall, United Kingdom. Although historically a parish in its own right, Gulval was incorporated into the parishes of Penzance, Madron and Ludgvan in 1934, and like Heamoor, is now considered to be a suburb of Penzance....
 in the south, Ludgvan
Ludgvan

Ludgvan is a village and civil parish in the Penwith district of Cornwall, United Kingdom. The parish includes the villages of Ludgvan, Crowlas, Canon's Town and Long Rock....
 in the east 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....
 in the north. The village is approximately 2 miles from the town of St. Ives and 6 miles from Penzance
Penzance

Penzance is a town, civil parish, and port in the Penwith district of Cornwall, England, UK.Granted various Royal Charters from 1512 onwards and Incorporation in 1614, it has a population of 20,255 and is currently Penwith's principal town....
. Towednack is claimed to be the location of the last church in which services were conducted in the Cornish language
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....
 (in 1678).

ecember 1931 a hoard
Hoard

In archaeology, a hoard is a collection of valuable objects or artifact , sometimes purposely buried in the ground. This would usually be with the intention of later recovery by the hoarder; hoarders sometimes died before retrieving the hoard, and these surviving hoards may be uncovered by metal-detectorists, members of the public and arch...
 of gold ornaments was found near Towednack in West Penwith.






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Towednack is a village and civil parish
Civil parish

In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, a civil parish is usually the lowest unit of local government, below district and county councils....
 in the Penwith
Penwith

Penwith is a Non-metropolitan district in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, whose council is based in Penzance. The district covers all of the Penwith peninsula, the toe-like promontory of land at the western end of Cornwall and which includes an area of land to the east that falls outside the peninsula, being the most westerly distric...
 district of 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....
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
. The parish is bounded by those of Zennor
Zennor

Zennor is a village and civil parish in the Penwith district of Cornwall in the UK. The parish includes the villages of Zennor, Boswednack and Porthmeor and the hamlet of Treen ....
 in the west, Gulval
Gulval

Gulval is a village in the Penwith district of Cornwall, United Kingdom. Although historically a parish in its own right, Gulval was incorporated into the parishes of Penzance, Madron and Ludgvan in 1934, and like Heamoor, is now considered to be a suburb of Penzance....
 in the south, Ludgvan
Ludgvan

Ludgvan is a village and civil parish in the Penwith district of Cornwall, United Kingdom. The parish includes the villages of Ludgvan, Crowlas, Canon's Town and Long Rock....
 in the east 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....
 in the north. The village is approximately 2 miles from the town of St. Ives and 6 miles from Penzance
Penzance

Penzance is a town, civil parish, and port in the Penwith district of Cornwall, England, UK.Granted various Royal Charters from 1512 onwards and Incorporation in 1614, it has a population of 20,255 and is currently Penwith's principal town....
. Towednack is claimed to be the location of the last church in which services were conducted in the Cornish language
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....
 (in 1678).

Towednack Gold Hoard

In December 1931 a hoard
Hoard

In archaeology, a hoard is a collection of valuable objects or artifact , sometimes purposely buried in the ground. This would usually be with the intention of later recovery by the hoarder; hoarders sometimes died before retrieving the hoard, and these surviving hoards may be uncovered by metal-detectorists, members of the public and arch...
 of gold ornaments was found near Towednack in West Penwith. A sunken lane, known locally as Badger’s Lane, leads down from Lady Downs onto the road to Amalveor. Here at SW4794 3759, concealed in an ancient stone hedge, was found a collection of beautiful gold objects, including two twisted neckrings, four armrings and two lengths of unfinished gold rod. One necklet consists of a single twisted strand of gold, and the other consists of three strands loosely twisted together. The gold is very fine, and probably came from Ireland. These ornaments date from the late Bronze Age and they now reside in the British Museum
British Museum

The British Museum is a museum of human history and culture situated in London. Its collections, which number more than 7 million Object , are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its beginning to the present....
. A replica of the hoard can be seen at the Penlee Museum. In 2007 there have been calls in the local Cornish press for the gold hoard to be returned to Cornwall from the British Museum.

Local Government


For the purposes of local government Towednack is a civil parish electing a parish council every 4 years. The principal local authorities in this area are Penwith
Penwith

Penwith is a Non-metropolitan district in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, whose council is based in Penzance. The district covers all of the Penwith peninsula, the toe-like promontory of land at the western end of Cornwall and which includes an area of land to the east that falls outside the peninsula, being the most westerly distric...
 District Council and the 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....
 County Council.

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