Cornwall and West Devon Mining
Also known as Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape, Cornish Mining World Heritage Site, Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site, Paysage minier des Cornouailles et de l’ouest du Devon
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii), (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
United Kingdom
Inscribed
2006
List reference
1215
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Cornwall and West Devon Mining is about 90 km west of Plymouth. The nearest other World Heritage site is Jurassic Coast, about 180 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Penzance · about 21,000 peopleabout 12 km west
- Plymouth · about 247,000 peopleabout 90 km east
- Exeter · about 113,000 peopleabout 150 km north-east
- Swansea · about 294,000 peopleabout 190 km north-east
- Brest · about 145,000 peopleabout 200 km south
- Cardiff · about 861,000 peopleabout 210 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
United KingdomNatural181 km away
United KingdomCultural242 km away
United KingdomCultural254 km away
United KingdomCultural276 km away
FranceCultural326 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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