St Nectan’s Church, Welcombe
St Nectan's Church is the parish church of Welcombe, on the border of Devon and Cornwall. W. G. Hoskins writes "St Nectan's Chapel was one of the many medieval chapels in the vast parish of Hartland.Photo: Dave Kelly, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Welcombe, Devon, England, UK
- Also known as: “St Nectan’s”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Old Smithy and Embury Beacon camp.
The Old Smithy
Pub
Photo: Paul Buckingham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Old Smithy is a pub, which is situated 2,000 feet southeast of St Nectan’s Church, Welcombe.
Embury Beacon camp
Archaeological site
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Embury Beacon camp is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 mile northwest of St Nectan’s Church, Welcombe.
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. Church of St Morwenna and St John the Baptist, Morwenstow is situated 2½ miles southwest of St Nectan’s Church, Welcombe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gooseham and Eastcott.
Gooseham
Hamlet
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gooseham is a hamlet in northeast Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated six miles north of Bude and is approximately one kilometre south of the border with Devon.
Eastcott
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eastcott is a hamlet 6 miles north-east of Bude in Cornwall, England. The hamlet is 1 mile east of Gooseham in the civil parish of Morwenstow and lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Eastcott is situated 2 miles southeast of St Nectan’s Church, Welcombe.
Bursdon
Hamlet
Photo: Alex McGregor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bursdon is a hamlet in Devon, England. It is located very close to the border with Cornwall. Bursdon is situated 2½ miles east of St Nectan’s Church, Welcombe.
St Nectan’s Church, Welcombe
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Welcombe, Torridge District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.93806° or 50° 56′ 17″ northLongitude
-4.52332° or 4° 31′ 24″ westOpen location code
9C2QWFQG+6MOpenStreetMap ID
way 125006629OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q7594901
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In Other Languages
“St Nectan’s Church, Welcombe” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Eglwys Sant Neithon, Welcombe”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Linton Wood and Welcombe Village Hall.
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