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- Zennor
- Zennor is a tiny hamlet with church (St Serena's), pub ( The Tinners Arms,
a dark very Cornish pub) and a few cottages about half a mile from the sea.
It is best known for the legend of Matthew Trewhella and the mermaid. He was
the squires son and a church chorister, and was lured to his death in the
dark waters near here at Pendour Cove by the singing of a beautiful mermaid.
There is a carved benchend in the church depicting the mermaid.
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- D.H Lawrence lived here with his German wife during the First World War,
whilst he was writing Women in Love. The suspicions of the local populace
that they were signaling to German U Boats eventually drove the Lawrences
away.
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- Also in the village is the Wayside Museum - which consists of a cottage
with a traditional Cornish kitchen and an outdoor exhibition of domestic and
mining tools.
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- Zennor hill above the village was used a stone quarry, and much of St Ives
was built with this stone.
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- Habitation here dates back to the early Bronze Age, 4000 years ago, as can
be seen in the small irregular field patterns that still exist
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