Heamoor

Coordinates: 50°07′41″N 5°33′14″W / 50.128°N 5.5538°W / 50.128; -5.5538

Heamoor (formerly Hea) (Cornish: An Hay) is a village in Cornwall, United Kingdom. Formerly a secondary settlement of the village of Madron, Heamoor is now a suburb of Penzance and is situated approximately one kilometre (two-thirds of a mile) northwest of the town centre.

Heamoor is in the civil parish of Penzance and forms a single ward on Penzance Town Council. The principal local authority is Cornwall Council.

Heamoor has a number of shops, The Sportsman's Arms pub, The British Legion and Scout group as well as several community facilities. There are two schools; Heamoor Community Primary School and Mount's Bay Academy (formerly Heamoor Secondary Modern School, and later Mount's Bay School and Community Sports College), a comprehensive school.

History

The first mention of the village is in 1274 as La Hae/'Leye, followed by Hay Moor in 1663 and Hae/Anhea in 1869.