ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the changes brought about in the social structure of Sennen by the continued development of tourism in the local economy. Sennen Parish is situated in the extreme southwest of England on Land’s End peninsula (Fig. 5.1), approximately eight miles from Penzance and 290 miles from London. The parish covers approximately 2,300 acres of predominantly plateau land between 250 and 300 feet above sea level. The north and north-western boundary is formed by Whitesand Bay, which comprises the beach of Sennen Cove and the granite cliffs washed by the Atlantic Ocean. To the southwest the Atlantic meets the English Channel, the most prominent point along this coastal boundary being the promontory of Land’s End, a national tourist attraction that features in this study. Inland the parish is bounded by parts of the parishes of St.Leven (to the southeast), St.Buryan (to the east) and St.Just (to the north).
