Penwith

Margaret Ellen Winser, chair of governors, Truro and Penwith Coll, for serv further and higher educ.

New Year honours: the full list 2011

Home to the Song of the Sea, a tall, narrow natural arch that winks at the golden sand, Nanjizal is thought by many to be the finest beach on the Penwith peninsula, in Cornwall's far west.

Secret beaches of the south-west: Nanjizal, Cornwall 2011

Books Plus sponsors several local literary competitions, including the Penwith writing awards, and plays a vital role in the Penzance literary festival.

Independent bookshops in south-west of the UK 2011

Life at Penwith had been lived so very frugally for years past.

Unforgiven Balogh, Mary 1998

Being at Dunbarton, near Penwith, near her, had become insupportable to him.

Unforgiven Balogh, Mary 1998

"You will include an invitation to Lady and Miss Hayes and to Sir Edwin Baillie at Penwith Manor, if you would be so good, Mama," he said.

Unforgiven Balogh, Mary 1998

How opportune that he could not return but was forced to remain at Penwith for the night.

Unforgiven Balogh, Mary 1998

There was no possibility of going out and no chance that visitors would venture all the way to Penwith.

Unforgiven Balogh, Mary 1998

If and when Sir Edwin decided that Mama must leave Penwith, then she would move to Dunbarton.

Unforgiven Balogh, Mary 1998

She and her esteemed mama would do him the honor of considering Penwith Manor their home, at least until he felt free to renew his addresses — perhaps in a year or two's time.

Unforgiven Balogh, Mary 1998