Morwenstow

Morwenstow is a civil parish in north , England, United Kingdom. The parish abuts the west coast, about six miles north of and within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 891 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Moorwinstow” and “Morwenstow, Cornwall”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Morwenna and St John the Baptist, Morwenstow and Rectory Farmhouse.

Church
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The Church of St Morwenna and St John the Baptist is the parish church of Morwenstow, north , England, United Kingdom, the most northerly parish in Cornwall.

Farmhouse
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Shelter
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hawker's Hut is an historic hut at Morwenstow, originally built by the eccentric clergyman, poet and antiquarian, Robert Stephen Hawker, close to Higher Sharpnose Point.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Woodford and Gooseham.

Hamlet
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet in northeast , England, United Kingdom. It is located southeast of Morwenstow, northwest of and north of .

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in northeast , England, United Kingdom. It is situated six miles north of and is approximately one kilometre south of the border with . is situated 1½ miles northeast of Morwenstow.

Hamlet
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet in northeast , England, United Kingdom. Combe is situated in the civil parish of Morwenstow three miles north of . Most houses in the settlement are owned by the Landmark Trust. is situated 2 miles south of Morwenstow.

Morwenstow

Latitude
50.909° or 50° 54′ 32″ north
Longitude
-4.55225° or 4° 33′ 8″ west
Population
891
Elevation
449 feet (137 metres)
Open location code
9C2QWC5X+J4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1758201377
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2642152
Wiki­data ID
Q1856949
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Morwenstow” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Morwenstow”
  • Cebuano: “Morwenstow”
  • Cornish: “Pluw Vorwenn”
  • Dutch: “Morwenstow”
  • French: “Morwenstow”
  • German: “Morwenstow”
  • Irish: “Morwenstow”
  • Italian: “Morwenstow”
  • Ladin: “Morwenstow”
  • Polish: “Morwenstow”
  • Swedish: “Morwenstow”
  • Turkish: “Morwenstow”
  • Urdu: “موروینسٹو”
  • Welsh: “Morwenstow”
  • Welsh: “Pluw Vorwenn”
  • “Morwenstow”

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Highlights include St. John’s Well and Vicarage Wood.

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