St Sampson
St Sampson is a civil parish in mid-Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The population at the 2011 census was 260. Formally known as the parish of Golant the parish is bounded on the north by Lanlivery, on the east by the river Fowey which separates it from St Winnow, St Veep and Lanteglos-by-Fowey, on the south by Fowey, and on the west by Tywardreath.Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Locality with 196 residents
- Description: civil parish in Cornwall, England
- Also known as: “St Sampson, Cornwall”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Castle Dore and St Winnow’s Church, St Winnow.
Castle Dore
Archaeological site
Castle Dore — or Castle Dôr — is an Iron Age hill fort near Golant in Cornwall, in the United Kingdom located at grid reference SX103548. It was probably occupied from the 5th or 4th centuries BC until the 1st century BC.
St Winnow’s Church, St Winnow
Church
Photo: Keithpoole, Public domain.
St Winnow's Church, St Winnow is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in St Winnow, Cornwall.
St Sampson’s Church
Church
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Sampson's Church is the Church of England parish church of the village of Golant, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom; it is dedicated to St Sampson of Dol.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fowey and Par.
Fowey
Photo: Keven Law, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fowey is a small fishing town on the coast of South Cornwall, situated at the mouth of the river Fowey. It is set on the west side of a steep valley, so be prepared for much walking up and down.
Par
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Par is in South Cornwall. A village and fishing port at the edge of Par Sands between St Austell and Fowey and half a mile from Twywardreath village and nearby to the hamlet of Polmear, at the bottom of Polmear Hill.
St Blazey
Town
Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Blazey or St Blaise is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The parish has a short section of coastline onto St Austell Bay and includes western parts of Par within its boundaries, including Par Harbour. St Blazey is situated 2½ miles west of St Sampson.
St Sampson
- Categories: village and civil parish
- Location: Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“St Sampson” goes by many names.
- Basque: “St Sampson (Kornualles)”
- Basque: “St Sampson”
- Cebuano: “St. Sampson (distrito sa Hiniusang Gingharian)”
- Cebuano: “St. Sampson”
- Dutch: “St Sampson”
- French: “St Sampson”
- Irish: “St Sampson”
- Ladin: “St Sampson”
- Polish: “St Sampson”
- Swedish: “St. Sampson (distrikt i Storbritannien)”
- Swedish: “St. Sampson, England”
- Turkish: “St Sampson, Cornwall”
- Welsh: “St Sampson, Cernyw”
- Welsh: “St Sampson”
- “St Sampson”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Castle Dore Hill and Golant Down.
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