Hayle
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![Sketch map showing Hayle and St Ives Bay](/Images/godic/202501/17/Stivesbaymap5406.gif")
![Hayle viaduct from the modern station platform](/Images/godic/202501/17/Hayle_viaduct_cornwall5406.jpg")
Hayle (Cornish:Heyl, lit. "estuary") is a small town, civil parish and cargo port in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated at the mouth of the Hayle River (which discharges into St Ives Bay) and is approximately seven miles (11 km) northeast of Penzance.