Furzehill Cross

Furzehill Cross is a locality in Cornworthy, South Hams District, England. Furzehill Cross is situated nearby to the village Cornworthy, as well as near the locality Butts Cross.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cornworthy Priory and St David’s Church, Ashprington.

Cornworthy Priory

Ruins

Photo: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cornworthy Priory was a priory in Devon, England. It was founded in the early thirteenth century, for Augustinian nuns, and existed until 1536. At the Dissolution of the Monasteries the lands passed to the Harris family, and remained in the family until the 1640s.

St David’s Church, Ashprington

Church

Photo: Sic19, CC0.

St David's Church in Ashprington, Devon, is a parish church in the Church of England. It is a Grade I listed building.

Maltster’s Arms Public House

Guest house

Photo: Sic19, CC0.

Maltster’s Arms Public House is a guest house.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tuckenhay and Bow.

Tuckenhay

Hamlet

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tuckenhay is a hamlet in the South Hams in Devon, England, 2.5 miles south of Totnes. It lies on the south bank of Bow Creek, the estuary of the Harbourne River, which flows into the River Dart.