Towednack
Coordinates: 50 ° 11 ′ N , 5 ° 31 ′ W
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 Location in the former District of Penwith
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| Basic data | ||||
| status | Civil Parish | |||
| region | South West England | |||
| Ceremony county | Cornwall | |||
| Trad. county | Cornwall | |||
| Administrative headquarters | Towednack | |||
| Residents | 370 (2001) | |||
| Post Code | TR26 3xx | |||
| Telephone code | 01736 | |||
| Sub-locations | Trendrine | |||
| Website | - | |||
Towednack is a municipality and a town in the former District Penwith the county Cornwall in England . The parish is bordered by Zennor to the west, Gulval to the south, St Ives to the north and Ludgvan parish to the east . The place is about 9 km north of Penzance . The last service in the Cornish language is said to have taken place in Towednack in 1678 .
The community is also home to computer game developer Colin Garbutt , who invented the Windows game Kye .
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