Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Madron

Madron, town, par., and township, Cornwall - par. (containing town of Penzance), 5926 ac., pop. 15,146; township, 5589 ac., pop. 2647; town, 1½ mile NW. of Penzance, 5440 ac., pop. 2737; P.O.; 1 mile N. of town is Madron Well, with remains of ancient baptistery.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

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Feature Description: "town, parish, and township"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: Madron AP/CP       Cornwall AncC
Place: Madron

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