Morvah

Morvah is a civil parish and village on the Penwith peninsula in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The parish has a population of 49.

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Type: Village with 75 residents
Description: village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, UK
Also known as: “Morvah, Cornwall”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Bridget’s Church and Chûn Quoit.

St Bridget’s Church

Church

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St Bridget's Church, Morvah is a parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Truro located in Morvah, Cornwall, UK. It was licensed for divine service by the Bishop of Exeter on 22 September 1400.

Chûn Quoit

Archaeological site

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Chûn Quoit is one of the best preserved of all Neolithic quoits in western Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Chûn Quoit is located in open moorland near Pendeen and Morvah.

Chûn Castle

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Chûn Castle is a large Iron Age hillfort near Penzance in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The fort was built about 2,500 years ago, and fell into disuse until the early centuries AD when it was possibly re-occupied to protect the nearby tin mines.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Trevowhan and Bojewyan.

Trevowhan

Hamlet

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Trevowhan is a hamlet in the parish of Morvah, Cornwall, England, UK, and lies 0.5 miles east of the village of Morvah. A terrace of a house and two cottages in the hamlet is a Grade II listed building.

Bojewyan

Village

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Bojewyan is a settlement on the Penwith Peninsula in west Cornwall, United Kingdom. The village lies along the B3306 road which runs along the north coast and connects St Ives to St Just.