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Zennor is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, UK. The parish includes the villages of Zennor, Boswednack and Porthmeor and the hamlet of Treen. Zennor lies on the north coast, about north of Penzance,〔Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 ''Land's End'' ISBN 978-0-319-23148-7〕 along the B3306 road which connects St Ives to the A30 road. Alphabetically, the parish is the last in Britain. Its name comes from the Cornish name for the local saint, Saint Senara.〔(Warlinnen - The Cornish Language Online )〕 Zennor Head is a coastal promontory north of the village. The cliffs rise over from the sea and the highest point of the headland is above sea level.〔 The village itself is at a height of around . Zennor lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Almost a third of Cornwall has AONB designation, with similar status and protection as a National Park. About a mile east of the village is the Zennor Quoit megalithic site.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.cornishancientsites.com/Zennor%20Quoit.pdf )〕 Zennor is also mentioned in the ''Ulysses Moore'' series of books, written by Pierdomenico Baccalario; in fact near Zennor and Saint Ives there would be the mysterious hamlet of ''Kilmore Cove'', the place where the series is mainly set. ==Local government== For the purposes of local government Zennor elects a parish council of seven members every three years.〔(【引用サイトリンク】website=cornwall.gov.uk )〕 Higher functions are exercised by Cornwall Council. Until March 2009 the parish was included in the former Penwith Council District. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Zennor」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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