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Penzance is a port in Cornwall, England, facing east onto the English Channel. Incorporated in 1615, it has a population of about 20,000 people.The name Penzance is derived from the Cornish pen sans, meaning "holy headland", it is the principal town on the Penwith peninsula.
It was the birthplace of chemist Sir Humphry Davy.
Places of interest in Penzance include Penlee House - an art gallery and museum, notable for its collection of paintings by members of the Newlyn School.
It is the home of fictional pirates in Gilbert and Sullivan's play The Pirates of Penzance; at the time the play was written Penzance was sedate enough that the very idea was amusing.
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Towns in Cornwall
