Ludgvan ( ; ) is a
civil parish and village in
Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is northeast of
Penzance. Ludgvan village is physically split between the area known as
Churchtown, situated on the hill, and
Lower Quarter to the east, adjoining
Crowlas. For the purposes of local government, Ludgvan elects a
parish council every four years and the principal local authority is
Cornwall Council. The civil parish population at the 2011 census was 3,250, whereas the electoral ward population which also covers the above plus the surroundings up to the North Cornish Coast at
Zennor was 4,145 at the same census.