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Village in southwest Cornwall, England
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St Buryan (Cornish: Pluwveryan) is a small village in the far west of Cornwall. It is a site of special historic interest, and contains many listed buildings including the famous grade I listed church. The parish is situated in an area of outstanding natural beauty and is a popular tourist destination.
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A Grade 1 listed building with a beautiful rood screen, rare in this area. The bells of St Buryan's Church are the heaviest full circle peal of six anywhere in the world.
A stone circle.
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A stone circle. The first Cornish Gorsedd (Gorseth Kernow) in over one thousand years was held in the parish in the stone circle at Boscawen-Un on 21 September 1928. The procession, guided by the bards of the Welsh Gorsedd and with speeches mostly in Cornish was aimed at promoting Cornish culture and literature.
The nearest station is Penzance, from where there are buses (operated by First Bus Cornwall) going on their way to Lands' End. There are also occasional buses from St Just in Penwith.
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