Lizard Point, Cornwall

Lizard Point
Southernmost part of Lizard Point
Lizard Point
Location within Cornwall
OS grid referenceSW695115
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHELSTON
Postcode districtTR12
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireCornwall
AmbulanceSouth Western

Lizard Point (Cornish: Penn Lysardh) in Cornwall is at the southern tip of the Lizard Peninsula. It is situated half-a-mile (800 m) south of Lizard village in the civil parish of Landewednack and about 11 miles (18 km) southeast of Helston.

Lizard Point is the most southerly point on mainland Great Britain at 49° 57' 30" N.

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