The Mount was a Cornish counterpart of Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy, France when it was given to the Benedictines, a religious order of Mont Saint-Michel, by Edward the Confessor in the 11th century.
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Location: Market Jew (Marazion)
Location type: Village
OS Grid: SW516305
Coordinates: 50°7'24"N 5°28'33"W
Mapcode: GBR DXVC.4G2
What 3 Words: snowmen.fats.traps
Coordinates and location codes are for an approximate mid-point of the beach, and may not reflect the best access point or the most popular part of the beach.
Country: England
Local Authority: Cornwall
Parish: Marazion
Nearest postcode: TR17 0EH
(for sat-nav purposes only, a beach does not have a postal address!)