Lizard Point, Cornwall

Lizard Point
Cornish: *an Lysardh*
Lizard Point Cornish: an Lysardh;
	Southernmost part of Lizard Point
	Lizard Point Location within Cornwall
OS grid reference	SW695115
Unitary authority	Cornwall;
Ceremonial county	Cornwall;
Region	South West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	TR12
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Cornwall
Ambulance	South Western

Lizard Point (from Cornish an Lysardh 'the high court') 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. With the exception of parts of the Isles of Scilly, it is the southernmost part of England and the wider United Kingdom.

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