St Martin’s Church, St Martin-by-Looe

St Martin's Church is a parish church in the hamlet of St Martin, Looe, Cornwall, in the Church of England Diocese of Truro.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Anglican
Description: church in Cornwall, England, UK
Also known as: “Church of St Martin by Looe” and “St Martin”
Postal code: PL13 1NX

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Looe Community Academy and Looe railway station.

Looe Community Academy

School

Looe Community Academy is a mixed secondary school located in East Looe in the English county of Cornwall. Previously a community school administered by Cornwall Council, Looe Community School was converted to academy status on 1 February 2012 and was renamed Looe Community Academy. Looe Community Academy is situated 1,300 feet south of St Martin’s Church, St Martin-by-Looe.

Looe railway station

Railway station

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Looe railway station serves the twin towns of East and West Looe, in Cornwall, England. The station is the terminus of the scenic Looe Valley Line 8+3⁄4 miles south of Liskeard. It faces out across the estuary of the River Looe. Looe railway station is situated 4,100 feet southwest of St Martin’s Church, St Martin-by-Looe.

Old Guildhall, Looe

Museum

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The Old Guildhall is a municipal building in Higher Market Street in Looe, Cornwall, England. The structure, which is currently used as a museum, is a Grade II* listed building. Old Guildhall, Looe is situated 1¼ miles south of St Martin’s Church, St Martin-by-Looe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Plaidy and Millendreath.

Plaidy

Suburb

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Plaidy is an eastern suburb of Looe, Cornwall, England, UK. Plaidy Beach is a sandy beach and Millendreath Beach is at its eastern end. The writer Eleanor Hibbert lived near Plaidy Beach during World War II and used it as the basis for one of her pen names, Jean Plaidy.

Millendreath

Locality

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Millendreath is a hamlet in the parish of St Martin-by-Looe, Cornwall, England, situated two miles east of the town of Looe. A station was to be built at Millendreath as part of the proposed St Germans & Looe Railway in the late 1930s, but the railway was abandoned without the station having been built.