Marazion

Marazion Cornish: Marhasyow
Marazion seen from St Michael's Mount
Marazion
Location within Cornwall
Population	1,440
OS grid reference	SW523306
Civil parish	Marazion
Unitary authority	Cornwall
Ceremonial county	Cornwall
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MARAZION
Postcode district	TR17
Dialling code	01736
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Cornwall
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	St Ives
List of places UK England Cornwall 50°07′30″N 5°28′34″W / 50.125°N 5.476°W / 50.125; -5.476

Marazion is a town in west Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is on the shore of Mount's Bay, two miles (3 km) east of Penzance.^[1]

St Michael's Mount is half-a-mile offshore from Marazion. At low water a causeway links it to the town and at high water passenger boats carry visitors between Marazion and St Michael's Mount.

Marazion is a tourist resort with an active community of artists who produce and sell paintings and pottery in the town's many art galleries.

Marazion is one of the towns claiming to be Britain's oldest town.^[source?] Marazion was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 and is the oldest chartered town in Britain, having been granted this status by King Henry III in 1257.