What is Lizard, Cornwall?
'''Lizard''' (often confused with the peninsula ''The Lizard'') is a village on [[The Lizard|the Lizard peninsula]] in [[Cornwall]], [[England]], [[United Kingdom]]. It is about {{convert|10|mi|km|abbr=on}} south of [[Helston]], and is mainland [[Great Britain|Britain]]'s most southerly settlement.<ref>Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 ''Land's End'' {{ISBN|978-0-319-23148-7}}</ref> Lizard is a tourist centre and its large [[village green]] is surrounded by cafes and gift shops. The name comes from the [[Cornish language|Cornish]] ''Lis'' for 'place' and ''Ard'' for 'high'. The village is in the [[civil parish]] of [[Landewednack]], the most southerly parish on the British mainland.<ref name=genuki>[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Cornwall/Landewednack/ GENUKI website; Landewednack] retrieved April 2010</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{multistub|geo|UK}} [[Category:Villages in Cornwall]]