Red River

Red River is a stream in Gwinear–Gwithian, Cornwall, England. Red River is situated nearby to the hamlet Gwithian, as well as near the locality Upton Towans.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Gothian’s Church, Gwithian and Godrevy Lighthouse.

St Gothian’s Church, Gwithian

Church

Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Gothian's Church, Gwithian is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Truro in Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK. Nothing is known about St Gothian, Gocianus or Gwithian.

Godrevy Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Brian, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Godrevy Lighthouse was built in 1858–1859 on Godrevy Island in St Ives Bay, Cornwall. Standing approximately 300 metres off Godrevy Head, it marks the Stones reef, which has been a hazard to shipping for centuries.

Loggan’s Mill

Ruins

Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Loggan’s Mill is a ruins, which is situated 2½ miles south of Red River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gwithian and Nancemellin.

Gwithian

Hamlet

Photo: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0.

Gwithian is a coastal village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Gwinear-Gwithian, in the Cornwall district, in west Cornwall, England. It is three miles north-east of Hayle and four miles east of St Ives, Cornwall across St Ives Bay.

Nancemellin

Hamlet

Photo: Sheila Russell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Nancemellin is a hamlet in the parish of Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England.

Connor Downs

Village

Photo: Elizabeth Scott, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Connor Downs is a village in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, in the civil parish of Gwinear-Gwithian. It is situated approximately two miles east of Hayle and about two miles south-southeast of Gwithian churchtown. Connor Downs is situated 2 miles southeast of Red River.

Red River

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Gwinear–Gwithian, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.23013° or 50° 13′ 49″ north

Longitude

-5.38996° or 5° 23′ 24″ west

Elevation

13 feet (4 metres)

Open location code

9C2P6JJ6+32

GeoNames ID

8050938

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