Carbis Bay shown within Cornwall

Carbis Bay (Cornish: Karrbons) is a village in the district of Penwith in Cornwall, United Kingdom. Carbis Bay is often considered to be part of Lelant, an older settlement to the south of Carbis Bay. The 2001 census gave the combined population of Carbis Bay/Lelant as 3482 [1]. The village overlooks a bay, bordered to the west by Porthminster Point and to the east by Hawke's Point, which surrounds a popular family beach after which the village is named. The bay is part of the larger St. Ives Bay, which joins with the Atlantic ocean. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 758 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1351 × 1069 pixel, file size: 97 KB, MIME type: image/png) An outline map of Cornwall for use within templates on Wikipedia. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Cornwall (pronounced ; Cornish: ) is a county in south-west England, United Kingdom, on the peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar and Devon. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Masouleh village, Gilan Province, Iran. ... Penwith (Cornish: Penwyth) is a local government district in Cornwall, UK. It is the westernmost district in the UK, other than the Isles of Scilly. ... Cornwall (pronounced ; Cornish: ) is a county in south-west England, United Kingdom, on the peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar and Devon. ... Lelant is a village in Cornwall, UK situated between the nearby towns of Hayle and St Ives Earliest attested spelling Lananta, about year 1170. ... The bay at San Sebastián, Spain A headland is an area of land adjacent to water on three sides. ... Ninety Mile Beach Australia. ... The Atlantic Ocean is Earths second-largest ocean, covering approximately one_fifth of its surface. ... Animated map exhibiting the worlds oceanic waters. ...

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Popularity

Carbis Bay is popular with tourists, attracted both by the South West Coast Path that runs through the village, the longest National Trail in the United Kingdom, and the nearby beauty spot Hawke's Point. Additionally, the picturesque St Ives Bay Line railway, one of the few profit-making branch lines in the UK, also serves the village [2]. The South West Coast Path passes along the cliffs (seen in the distance) at Ilfracombe, North Devon. ... National Trails is an umbrella agency of the UK government which has a mandate to promote, maintain and develop the network of long distance footpaths in the United Kingdom. ... The St Ives Bay Line is a railway line from St Erth to St Ives in Cornwall. ... A branch line is a relatively minor railway line which branches off a more important through route. ...

"Knill"

"The Knill", a 50-foot high monument to John Knill, mayor of nearby St Ives during the 18th century, stands on a hillside behind the village [3]. John Knill (1 January 1733 – March 29, 1811) born at Callington in Cornwall was a slightly eccentric mayor of St Ives, Cornwall, in 1767 and Collector of Customs at St. ... St Ives harbour and the local rescue lifeboat. ...

Transport

The railway station is conveniently situated on the cliff above the beach. Carbis Bay railway station is situated on the St Ives Bay Line in Cornwall, United Kingdom and serves village and beach of Carbis Bay. ...

See also

• List of topics related to Cornwall

Coordinates: 50.19659° N 5.46505° W This is a list of topics related to Cornwall, UK. The Cornwall category contains a more comprehensive selection of Cornish articles. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...