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St Ives (Cornish: Porth Ia) is a seaside town, civil parish and port in the Penwith district of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town lies north of Penzance, and west of Camborne.
In former times it was commercially dependent on fishing as an
industry. The decline in fishing, however, has caused a shift in
commercial emphasis and the town is now primarily a holiday resort.
St Ives was incorporated by Royal charter in 1639. St Ives has been
named best seaside town of 2007 by the Guardian and has become renowned
for its number of artists.
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