Wheal Frances

Wheal Frances is a village in Cornwall, England, UK. It is located in the civil parish of Perranzabuloe.

Photo: Fred James, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Hamlet
Description: village in Cornwall, England, UK
Also known as: “Wheal Frances, Cornwall”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of Saint Piran and Perran Round.

Perran Round

Archaeological site

Photo: Alan Simkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Perran Round is an amphitheatre in the hamlet of Rose, midway between the villages of Goonhavern and Perranporth, Cornwall, UK. It is described as the best surviving example of a plen-an-gwary, a medieval amphitheatre used for performing the Ordinalia, or Cornish miracle plays, and Cornish wrestling tournaments.

Lambourne

Building

Photo: Fred James, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lambourne is a farm and hamlet in Cornwall, England. It lies west of the A3075 about a quarter of a mile south-west of Perranzabuloe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ventongimps and Goonhavern.

Ventongimps

Hamlet

Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ventongimps is a hamlet in mid Cornwall, United Kingdom. The hamlet is located within Perranzabuloe civil parish, 5 miles north-northwest of the city of Truro. Ventongimps Moor nature reserve is located to the south of the hamlet.

Goonhavern

Village

Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Goonhavern is a village in Cornwall, England, in the civil parish of Perranzabuloe. It is located along the A3075 road, about two miles east of Perranporth.