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| Penwith District | |
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Shown within Cornwall | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | District |
| Region: | South West England |
| Admin. County: | Cornwall |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 155th 303.56 kmē |
| Admin. HQ: | Penzance |
| ONS code: | 15UF |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total ( 2002 est.) - Density | Ranked 319th 63,924 211 / kmē |
| Ethnicity: | 98.9% White |
| Politics | |
| Penwith District Council http://www.penwith.gov.uk | |
| Leadership: | Alternative - Sec.31 |
| Control: | Conservative + Independent |
| MPThis is a list of MPs elected to the House of Commons for the Fifty-Third Parliament of the United Kingdom at the UK general election, 2001, arranged by constituency. New MPs elected since the general election and changes in party allegiance are noted at: | Andrew GeorgeAndrew Henry George (born 2 December 1958) is a British politician. He is Liberal Democrat member of Parliament for St. Ives, in Cornwall. He had previously been a member of Mebyon Kernow, and is an advocate of the Cornish language. http://www. whois/sect |
Penwith is a local government districtThe Districts of England are the lowest level of local government in England except for civil parishes. England is first divided into governmental regions, then administrative counties. Counties are then subdivided into districts. Status Most districts ca in Cornwall, EnglandEngland is the largest, the most populous, and the most densely populated of the four " Home Nations" which make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK). Occupying the south-eastern portion of the island of Great Britain, England. It is the westernmost district in England, other than the Isles of ScillyThe Isles of Scilly are an archipelago of islands off the English coast. Forming part of England, they have their own local government in the form of a unitary authority and have also been designated the Isles of Scilly Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Its council is based in Penzance. Other places in the district include St. Ives, Hayle and Land's End.
The district is named after an ancient hundred of Cornwall.
It is mostly composed of the peninsula that bears the same name. It features a rugged coastline with many fine beaches, which make this area a renowned holiday destination. Tourism plays a major part in Penwith's economy, which was hit by the decline of the mining and fishing industries, which led to Penwith's listing as an Objective 1 area by the European Social Fund .
Inland, the peninsula is a bare plateau, rich in minerals, which were mined for many centuries. The landscape is dotted with ruined mine buildings. Penwith also contains many sites of archaeological interest, with notable Iron Age and Romano-British finds.
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