Mullion

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Mullion (Cornish: Eglosvelyan) is a village, civil parish and small fishing harbour in the Kerrier district of Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom, situated on the west coast of the Lizard Peninsula. The parish encompasses the Churchtown (now known simply as Mullion) and four smaller settlements, Mullion Cove and Predannack to the southwest, and Trewoon and Meaver to the east. The parish also encompasses a small uninhabited island approximately half a mile offshore from Mullion Cove, home to large colonies of seabirds and owned by the National Trust. Mullion is bordered by the parishes of Gunwalloe and Cury to the north, Grade-Ruan to the east, Landewednack to the south, and by the sea to the west. The village is approximately six miles south of the town of Helston, and is reached by the A3083 Helston to Lizard road.

The parish is located within the Lizard Peninsula region of the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), and includes two designated Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) within the parish boundary, 'West Lizard SSSI' and 'Mullion Cliff to Predannack Cliff SSSI'. In addition most of the Lizard National Nature Reserve (NNR) falls within the parish boundary. The parish is also important historically, with evidence of prehistoric burial mounds, celtic crosses and ancient chapel sites, and in more recent times evidence of copper and china clay mining and a World War II airfield at Predannack. Today Mullion is the largest village on the Lizard Peninsula and is an important centre for local services and amenities as well as a popular tourist destination.