Knap Head
Knap Head is a cape in England, United Kingdom. Knap Head is situated nearby to the hamlet Mead, as well as near the village Welcombe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Embury Beacon camp and St Nectan’s Church, Welcombe.
Embury Beacon camp
Archaeological site
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Embury Beacon camp is an archaeological site.
St Nectan’s Church, Welcombe
Church
Photo: Dave Kelly, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Nectan's Church is the parish church of Welcombe, on the border of Devon and Cornwall. W. G. Hoskins writes "St Nectan's Chapel was one of the many medieval chapels in the vast parish of Hartland.
Church of St Morwenna and St John the Baptist, Morwenstow
Church
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The Church of St Morwenna and St John the Baptist is the parish church of Morwenstow, north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, the most northerly parish in Cornwall. Church of St Morwenna and St John the Baptist, Morwenstow is situated 1½ miles south of Knap Head.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gooseham and Woodford.
Gooseham
Hamlet
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gooseham is a hamlet in northeast Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated six miles north of Bude and is approximately one kilometre south of the border with Devon. Gooseham is situated 1½ miles southeast of Knap Head.
Woodford
Hamlet
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Woodford is a hamlet in northeast Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is located southeast of Morwenstow, northwest of Kilkhampton and north of Flexbury. Woodford is situated 3 miles south of Knap Head.
Eastcott
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eastcott is a hamlet 6 miles north-east of Bude in Cornwall, England. The hamlet is 1 mile east of Gooseham in the civil parish of Morwenstow and lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Eastcott is situated 3 miles southeast of Knap Head.
Knap Head
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Knap Head” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Knap Head”
- Swedish: “Knap Head”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mead and Welcombe.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Embury Beacon and Gull Rock.
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