St. Ives

Cornish seaside resort

St.

Ives is a coastal town in Cornwall, England, known for its beaches, art scene, and fishing harbor.

The name also appears in the traditional riddle-rhyme: As I was going to St. Ives, I met a man with seven wives.

Several other places share the name, including towns in Cambridgeshire and Australia.

Related
  • CornwallSouthwestern English peninsula county
  • riddlePuzzling question to solve
  • catsSmall domesticated felines
  • kitesWind-lifted toys on lines
  • wivesMarried female partners

seaside · fishing village · Tate · gallery · fishing · harbour · pilchards · beach · cobblestones · artists · art colony · colony · sacks · seven · nursery · rhyme · England · coastal

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Opposites
coastal vs. landlocked geography

St. IvesBirmingham

Major city, two continents

landlocked · Leicester · Wolverhampton · Coventry · Nottingham

artistic/bohemian vs. industrial character

St. IvesSheffield

South Yorkshire manufacturing city

Middlesbrough · Rotherham · industrial heartland · mill town · steel town

tourism destination vs. overlooked place

St. IvesLuton

English commuter town

Swindon · Croydon · forgotten town · bypassed

Family

saints, saintliness

Familiarity
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Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G