Reasons To Move To Zennor, Cornwall

Zennor, Cornwall - an extremely wild granite village with lovely people!

Reasons to move to Zennor, Cornwall – an extremely wild granite village with lovely people – would take too long to list! Zennor is a village located on the north Cornish coast, about 6 miles north of Penzance with a population of 217 according to the 2001 census. The parish includes the villages of Zennor, Boswednack and Porthmeor and the hamlet of Treen. The name Zennor is the Cornish for the local saint, St Senara.

On one side Zennor has high rocky cliffs and on the other side granite hills. Zennor Head, a costal promontory rises over 200 feet from the sea level. The old stone quarry on Zennor Hill provided granite for most of St Ives and the Falmouth Harbour walls.

Zennor Quoit, a large tomb monument dating to 2500–1500 BC can be found about a mile west of the village. The heavy 12.5 ton stone roof collapsed, but the burial chamber is still in good condition.

One of the highlights of Zennor is the story of Matthew Trewhella and the mermaid. The legend has it that Matthew Trewhella, a church chorister, had such a beautiful voice that it attracted a mermaid’s attention. She disguised her tail in a long dress and every day she would come to listen to his songs. He noticed her beauty and they fall in love. Lured by the mermaid, Matthew follows her into the waters of Pendour Cove never to be seen again. It said that on warm summer nights one can hear his song on the breeze above Pendour Cove.

During the First World War, D.H Lawrence lived here with his German wife. They had rented Higher Tregerthen and it was during this time that he wrote Women in Love.

As an attempt to convert the locals to Methodism, John Wesley preached to about 300 people in September 1748. A large stone just outside the village is said to have been used as a pulpit. Patrick Heron (30 January 1920 – 20 March 1999), an English painter, writer and designer lived in Cornwall until the age of nine. In 1956 he returned to live at the 'Eagle's Nest' house. He died in his home in Zennor at the age of 79. Many of his works are on display at the Tate St Ives gallery.

The Church of St Senara in Zennor dates from Norman times and is believed to stand on the site of a 6th century Celtic church. In was restored in 1890. The family boxes replaced the original carved oak seats. One of the two 600 years old bench end depicts the legendary mermaid holding a comb and a mirror in her hands. At the gate of the church is an old coffin rest. It is believed that the church is named after Princess Asenora of Brittany, the mother of St Budock.

The Wayside Museum founded in 1930 houses a 16th century miller's cottage, complete with granite water mill with a traditional Cornish kitchen and an outdoor exhibition of various domestic and mining tools. An immense collection of 5,000 artifacts reflects the lives of the people which have been here from 3,000 BC to the present day. A ‘plague stone’ outside the museum marks the boundary which villagers were not allowed to pass during the black death.

The Tinners Arms pub built in 1271 offers an authentic pub experience with real Cornish ales and carefully prepared food.

Train services are mostly limited to the south coast beyond Exeter being the single line that reaches the region, but you can always take bus No 300 or No 34 from St Ives to get to Zennor. Reasons to move to Zennor, Cornwall – an extremely wild granite village with lovely people – tranquil, beautiful and spectacular, and best of all DIY-Home-Selling.com lists a 4 bedroom house on for £595,000 in nearby St.Ives.