  mousehole (; ) is a village and fishing port in cornwall, england, united kingdom. it is situated approximately  south of penzance on the shore of mount's bay.ordnance survey: landranger map sheet 203 land's end isbn 978-0-319-23148-7 the village is in the civil parish of penzance. an islet called st clement's isle lies 400 yards offshore from the harbour entrance. mousehole lies within the cornwall area of outstanding natural beauty (aonb). almost a third of cornwall has aonb designation, with the same status and protection as a national park. ==history== mousehole, along with marazion, was until the 16th century one of the principal ports of mount's bay. before its decline as a major commercial centre, mousehole also had a number of fairs and markets, including the charter for a market on tuesdays, with a fair for three days at the festival of st barnabas, granted to henry de tyes in 1292. mousehole, like many communities in mount's bay, fell within the authority of the manor of alverton; all early charters, fairs etc. associated with mousehole are associated with this manorial estate. mousehole, like penzance, newlyn, and paul, was destroyed in the 1595 raid on mount's bay by spaniard carlos de amÃ©squita, the only surviving building being the 'keigwin arms', a local pub. outside the keigwin arms (now a private residence) is a plaque with the wording "squire jenkyn keigwin was killed here 23 july 1595 defending this house against the spaniards". ===twentieth century===  although a lifeboat had been available in mount's bay for many years, a new lifeboat station at penlee point, on the outskirts of the village, was opened in 1913. on 19 december 1981 the entire lifeboat crew of eight was lost during an attempted rescue in hurricane-force winds.{{cite news |
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