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St Ives, Cornwall, England: Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2008-06-23_GreatBritain_StIves.jpgAuthor: Gernot Keller
St Ives, Cornwall is a seaside town on the Celtic Sea coast of Cornwall, England. It has a population of around 11,000 people (2012 estimate). Traditionally a fishing village, St Ives has shifted to focus on tourism as the fishing industry went on a decline.
Harbour Front, St Ives, Cornwall: Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2009_cornwall.st_ives.jpgAuthor: Char
St Ives was named after 5th century Saint Ia of Cornwall, who was also written as Ives. She was a 5th or 6th century Cornish evangelist who, according to legend, sailed across the Irish Sea on a leaf which grew into a boat. St Ives in Cambridgeshire, in comparison, was named after a different saint, that being the 11th century Saint Ivo.
St Ives dates at least to the 14th century. The oldest inn in town, the Sloop Inn, is dated to 1312, and is still in operations today. The town depended on fishing since medieval times. It was one of the four main shipping ports of Cornwall, alongside Falmouth, Fowey and Penzance.
The Sloop Inn, St Ives: Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:St_Ives_-_geograph.org.uk_-_465436.jpgAuthor: Kenneth Allen
Visiting St Ives, Cornwall
If you're coming from Manchester, take the M5 motorway until Exeter, then continue on the A30 road until St Erth, where you continue north on the A3074.Places of Interest in St Ives, Cornwall
- Church of the Sacred Heart and St Ia: Roman Catholic church built in 1909.
- St Ia's Church: Anglican parish church dedicated to Saint Ia of Cornwall. It dates from the reign of King Henry V and became a parish church in 1826.
- Tate St Ives: Branch gallery of Tate Britain.
- The Sloop Inn: Oldest inn in Cornwall.
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