Newlyn
Newlyn [ 'nuːlɪn ] ( Cornish : Lulynn [ ' lyːlɪn ]) is a village in the former district of Penwith in the county of Cornwall in England and belongs to the parish of neighboring Penzance . Newlyn and Penzance form a small economic center. Newlyn has the largest fishing port in England, over 16 hectares, and can be used by boats at any tide.
economy
Since the 15th century, almost exclusively full-grown sardines (pilchards) have been processed in Newlyn and shipped all over the world. The area lived from the sardine fishery until the 1930s, when the large schools off Cornwall's coasts did not appear. The fishermen successfully switched to other fish species, so that the port is now the most important English transhipment point for fishing. Pilchard Works in Newlyn is the only factory in Cornwall that still processes the large sardines.
Culture
Also on site is the well-known Newlyn Art Gallery , built in 1895 to display the works of artists from the Newlyn School , a group of late Impressionist artists including Walter Langley , Norman Garstin and Lamorna Birch who settled in the late 19th century. Century settled here in the area to practice outdoor painting. Today the gallery specializes in modern art. There is also the Pilchard Works Museum and the fish festival held annually on the bank holiday weekend in August .
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Coordinates: 50 ° 6 ′ N , 5 ° 33 ′ W