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The Lost Gardens Of Heligan, Mevagissey, United Kingdom
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The place-name, properly articulated 'h'LIG'n', and not the commonly heard 'HEL-i-gun', is derived from the Cornish word , 'willow tree'.
Geography
The Lost Gardens of Heligan completely surround Heligan House and its private gardens. They lie some 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the north-east of, and about 250 feet (76 m) above the fishing village of Mevagissey. The gardens are 6 miles (9.7 km) by road from the town and railway station of St Austell, and are principally in the civil parish of St Ewe, although elements of the eastern gardens are in Mevagissey parish.
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