Church of Saint Sithney
Church of Saint Sithney is a church in Sithney, Cornwall, England. Church of Saint Sithney is situated nearby to the locality Great Wheal Fortune, as well as near the hamlet Gwavas.Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Cornwall, England, UK
- Also known as: “St Sithney” and “St Sithney’s Church, Sithney”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Trevarno and Truthall Halt railway station.
Trevarno
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Trevarno is a private country estate in south-west Cornwall, England, UK, near the village of Crowntown, 2 miles north-east of Helston. First developed in the 13th century, the estate was owned by a succession of families until 1994 when it was sold for development as a tourist attraction based around its extensive gardens. Trevarno is situated 1 mile northeast of Church of Saint Sithney.
Truthall Halt railway station
Railway station
Photo: Malcolm Kewn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Truthall Halt on the Helston branch was opened on 3 July 1905. The small station, which was located just above the 300 feet contour, served the villages of Trannack and Gwavas, and also Truthall Manor. Truthall Halt railway station is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Church of Saint Sithney.
Trevarno railway station
Railway station
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sithney and Great Wheal Fortune.
Sithney
Village
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sithney is a village and civil parish in the West of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Sithney is north of Porthleven. The population including Boscadjack and Crowntown at the 2011 census was 841.
Great Wheal Fortune
Locality
Wheal Fortune or Great Wheal Fortune is the site of a mine in the civil parishes of Breage and Sithney in west Cornwall. Part of the disused mine was designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest for its geological interest in 1991 and is also a Geological Conservation Review site of national importance for the minerals on the site.
Gwavas
Hamlet
Gwavas is a hamlet in the parish of Sithney, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Gwavas is adjoining Lowertown-by-Helston. The hamlet is a rural farming hamlet which once had a shop.
Church of Saint Sithney
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Sithney, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.11385° or 50° 6′ 50″ northLongitude
-5.30733° or 5° 18′ 26″ westOpen location code
9C2P4M7V+G3OpenStreetMap ID
way 804574615OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q17529216
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