Escalls
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Escalls
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 Escalls chapel | |
  Escalls Location within Cornwall | |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Penzance |
| Postcode district | TR19 |
| Dialling code | 01736 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Escalls (Cornish: Heskals) is a hamlet in the civil parish of Sennen on the Penwith peninsula in west Cornwall, England, UK.[1]
Escalls previously written as Heskels (in 1280 and 1481), Eskeles (1281) and Eskels (1296); possibly from hesk als meaning sedge cliff in the Cornish language.[2]
Geography
Escalls is in the civil parish of Sennen approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) north-east of Land's End and 1 mile (1.6 km) north-east of Sennen Churchtown. To the south of the hamlet of Escalls is Escalls Green, to the north is Escalls Moor and west of the moor is Escalls Cliff and Whitesand Bay. The South West Coast Path follows the coast of Whitesand Bay crossing Escalls Cliff.[1] Most of the houses are now holiday homes or let to visitors.[3]
Escalls Methodist Chapel (grid reference SW371268) was formerly a Bible Christian chapel and is on the nearby A30 road.[4]
