Lelant

Lelant, Uny-Lelant, Lelant-Euny or Lanant, is situated in the Deanery of Penwith and Eastern Division of the Hundred of Penwith. It is bordered by St Ives and St Ives Bay to the north, the River Hayle estuary and St Erth to the east, Ludgvan to the south and Towednack to the west. Lelant is on the west bank of the Hayle estuary about 3 miles from St Ives and is often referred to as Uny Lelant. Its main villages are Lelant, Tredreath, Trencrobben and Trink. The modern ecclesiastical parish of Carbis Bay was created from Lelant in 1913.