Marazion:

The parish of Marazion, (Cornish: Marghasyow), was created in 1813. Its modern name derives from the markets that were held here: "marghas byghan", means 'little market' and "marghas yow" means "Thursday Market."

This town claims to be the oldest town in Britain, called Ictis by the Romans. In 1170, it was sending two members to Parliament in London; this continued until the dissolution of the Priory of the Mount. The oldest record in which it is named is a charter of circa 1250, where it is called Marhasgon. The first charter of incorporation was granted by Henry III in 1257. This charter was reaffirmed by Elizabeth I on 13th June 1595. Marazion was the major town in West Cornwall until the late medieval period when it was overtaken by Penzance.

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sAINT michael's mount :

Legend has it that the Mount was built by a giant called Cormoran who would wade ashore to snatch up livestock from local farms.

During its long history - the buildings date back to the 12th century - the Mount has been a priory, fortress, a place of pilgrimage and finally became a private home coming into the ownership of the St Aubyn family in 1659.

In 1954 the St Aubyn family went into partnership with the National Trust and and the castle and its grounds were opened to the public.

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sAINT michael :

The name Michael signifies "Who is like to God". According to Christian tradition this was the war cry of the angels in the battle fought in heaven against Satan and his followers. Scripture describes Saint Michael as "one of the chief princes," and leader of the forces of heaven in their triumph over the powers of hell. He has been especially honored and invoked as patron and protector by the Church from the time of the Apostles.

In this section we look at both the orthodox approach to this archetype, as well as pre- and post-Christian era correlations.

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Marazion guide:

This website - originally called Marazion Online - was created by Richard Gallahad, founder of Crowned Child Intermedia, while he was a student of journalism at Falmouth College of Arts. It was specifically set up in advance of 1999's solar eclipse, during which Marazion was the focus of most media attention, and where vast numbers of people were planning to view the phenomenon.

The site was later rented for private use by members of the town's Chamber of Commerce. However while Richard was working overseas, the Chamber decided to go their own way. Two years later, the Chamber's site was still not visible on search engines, making it virtually defunct, while the original was still in Number One position as the leading portal for the town. For this reason, we decided to continue to serve the best interests of the town, and relaunched the current version of the site at the start of 2008 (changing the name to the Marazion Guide since the Chamber had, erm, borrowed our original title).

The Marazion Guide is now open for all with a vested interest in the town, whether for business, for pleasure, or for historic interrest.