St Sampson

St Sampson is a civil parish in mid-, 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 , on the east by the which separates it from , and , on the south by , and on the west by .
Wikipedia
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  • 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.

Archaeological site
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— or Castle Dôr — is an Iron Age hill fort near in , in the located at grid reference SX103548. It was probably occupied from the 5th or 4th centuries BC until the 1st century BC.

Church
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St Winnow's Church, St Winnow is a Grade I listed parish church in , , . The present building dates primarily from the 15th century, incorporating earlier Norman fabric, and includes a west tower and south aisle added in the later Middle Ages.

Church
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St Sampson's Church is the parish church of the village of , , England, United Kingdom; it is dedicated to St Sampson of Dol.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fowey and Par.

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is a small fishing town on the coast of South Cornwall, situated at the mouth of the river . It is set on the west side of a steep valley, so be prepared for much walking up and down.

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is in South Cornwall. A village and fishing port at the edge of Sands between and and half a mile from Twywardreath village and nearby to the hamlet of Polmear, at the bottom of Polmear Hill.

Town
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or St Blaise is a town and civil parish in , England, United Kingdom. The parish has a short section of coastline onto and includes western parts of within its boundaries, including Par Harbour. is situated 2½ miles west of St Sampson.

St Sampson

Latitude
50.3721° or 50° 22′ 19″ north
Longitude
-4.6562° or 4° 39′ 23″ west
Population
196
Elevation
79 feet (24 metres)
Open location code
9C2Q98CV+RG
Geo­Names ID
7294654
Wiki­data ID
Q7595444
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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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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Castle Dore Hill and Golant Down.

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