Land's End
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From Carew's Survey of Cornwall. See below 1602 Roman Period The Romans referred to Land's End as 'Bolerium' - the seat of storms. 1602 The Survey of Cornwall by Richard Carew is published. "... you who have vouchsafed to travel in the rugged and wearysome path of mine ill-pleasing style, that now your journey endeth with the land; to whose Promontory (by Pomp. Mela, called Bolerium: by Diodorus, Velerium: by Volaterane, Helenium: by the Cornish, Pedn an laaz: and by the English, The lands end) because we are arrived, I will here sit me down and rest". 1797 The Nereid wrecked off Land's End in a fierce December storm. 1809 The William and her cargo of rum wrecked in January of this year. 1871 First end-to-end walk from John O' Groats to Land's End took place. The walkers were two brothers, John and Robert Naylor. 1873 Excursion brakes first ran to Land's End from Penzance. 1876 'A Week at the Land's End' by J.T. Blight published. A detailed excursion of a visit to the Land's End and its peninsula. 1884 The Balbec wrecked off Land's End.
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