St Ives (Cornish: Porth Ia, [1] meaning "St Ia's cove") is a seaside town, civil parish and port in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town lies north of Penzance and west of Camborne on the coast of the Celtic Sea. In former times, it was commercially dependent on fishing.

The town of St Ives grew out of its relationship with the sea and traditional Cornish industries such as fishing and mining. At St Ives Museum learn about the history of the lifeboat and the development of the town as an important fishing port. Along the coast, the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Geevor Tin Mine is a museum and heritage centre that ...

St. Ives was incorporated as a borough by King Charles I in 1639. The town enjoyed continued prosperity and in 1770, improvements were made to its harbour. In particular, a pier was built by John Smeaton, the man behind the famous Eddystone Lighthouse.

2024年12月31日 · St. Ives, town (parish), Cornwall unitary authority, southwestern England. It is situated on the western end of St. Ives Bay of the Atlantic Ocean. In 1497 the pretender Perkin Warbeck was proclaimed king when he anchored in St. Ives harbour.

St Ives is a beautiful coastal town in the far west of Cornwall renowned for its fishing and mining heritage. It has long been a magnet for artists – and still is.

The church of St Ives was built as a chapel to Lelant, by virtue of a bull from pope Alexander I., bearing date 1410; it was consecrated by the Bishop of Exeter, on the 3d of February 1434.[*p] St. Ives is a daughter-church to Lelant.

In the middle ages St Ives was a small fishing port and a part of the parish of Lelant. In the 1400s Lelant harbour silted up and St Ives began to grow. The impressive church dates from this time and markets and fairs were granted in 1487.

With origins probably in Anglo Saxon times in about the 5th century, the earliest trace of a settlement is around the gravel mound on which the current All Saints Parish Church is now built.

2021年1月6日 · One of the most popular and recognised holiday towns in Cornwall, St Ives is situated on the South West tip of England and began life as a small fishing community. From the first days of Christianity in Britain, St Ives is named after the legendary tale of a young missionary called St. Ia, who according to her legend, floated here from Ireland ...

St. Ives was a small inconsequential town in 1602 according to Carew. By 1700 Tonkin regards it as equal to several other corporations. In the Domesday Survey of 1086 it was taxed with Ludgvan Lees, being the senior manor which encompassed lands in …