Lower Sharpenose Point
Lower Sharpenose Point is a headland in England, United Kingdom. Lower Sharpenose Point is situated nearby to the hamlet Cleave, as well as near Coombe.Places of Interest
Highlights include GCHQ Bude and Church of St Morwenna and St John the Baptist, Morwenstow.
GCHQ Bude
Military installation
Photo: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
GCHQ Bude, also known as GCHQ Composite Signals Organisation Station Morwenstow, abbreviated to GCHQ CSO Morwenstow, is a UK Government satellite ground station and eavesdropping centre located on the north Cornwall coast at Cleave Camp, between the small villages of Morwenstow and Coombe.
Church of St Morwenna and St John the Baptist, Morwenstow
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Morwenna and St John the Baptist is the parish church of Morwenstow, north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, the most northerly parish in Cornwall.
Hawker’s Hut
Shelter
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hawker's Hut is an historic hut at Morwenstow, Cornwall originally built by the eccentric clergyman, poet and antiquarian, Robert Stephen Hawker, close to Higher Sharpnose Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bude and Coombe.
Bude
Photo: Matt Prosser, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bude is a fishing village and holiday resort in North Cornwall on the coast at the mouth of the River Neet.
Coombe
Hamlet
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coombe is a hamlet in northeast Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Combe is situated in the civil parish of Morwenstow three miles north of Bude. Most houses in the settlement are owned by the Landmark Trust.
Woodford
Hamlet
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Woodford is a hamlet in northeast Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is located southeast of Morwenstow, northwest of Kilkhampton and north of Flexbury.
Lower Sharpenose Point
- Type: Headland
- Category: landform
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.8855° or 50° 53′ 8″ northLongitude
-4.567° or 4° 34′ 1″ westOpen location code
9C2QVCPM+65OpenStreetMap ID
node 924624448OpenStreetMap feature
natural=headland
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cleave and Morwenstow.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Holacombe Beach and WW2 M105 Lower Sharpnose Point Chain Home Low Radar Station (remains of).
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