St Sampson’s Church
St Sampson's Church is the Church of England parish church of the village of Golant, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom; it is dedicated to St Sampson of Dol.Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Golant, Cornwall, England, UK
- Also known as: “St Sampson”, “St Sampson’s church, Golant”, “St Sampson’s Church, Golant”, and “St Samson’s Church, Golant”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castle Dore and St Winnow’s Church, St Winnow.
Castle Dore
Archaeological site
Castle Dore — or Castle Dôr — is an Iron Age hill fort near Golant in Cornwall, in the United Kingdom located at grid reference SX103548. It was probably occupied from the 5th or 4th centuries BC until the 1st century BC. Castle Dore is situated 1 mile west of St Sampson’s Church.
St Winnow’s Church, St Winnow
Church
Photo: Keithpoole, Public domain.
St Winnow's Church, St Winnow is a Grade I listed parish church in St Winnow, Cornwall, England. The present building dates primarily from the 15th century, incorporating earlier Norman fabric, and includes a west tower and south aisle added in the later Middle Ages. St Winnow’s Church, St Winnow is situated 1¼ miles north of St Sampson’s Church.
St Cyricius and St Julietta’s Church
Church
Photo: roger geach, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Cyricius and St Julietta's Church, St Veep is a Grade I listed parish church of Church of England in St Veep, Cornwall. St Cyricius and St Julietta’s Church is situated 1¼ miles east of St Sampson’s Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Golant and Mixtow.
Golant
Village
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Golant is a village in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is on the west bank of the River Fowey and in the civil parish of St Sampson. Golant is about two miles north of Fowey and seven miles east of St Austell.
Mixtow
Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mixtow is a hamlet in the Lanteglos-by-Fowey parish in south east Cornwall, England. It is located on the north side of an inlet off the River Fowey, opposite Fowey Docks.
Lantyan
Hamlet
Lantyan is a settlement in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated on the west side of the River Fowey just over a mile south of Lostwithiel. Lantyan Wood is in the care of the Woodland Trust. Lantyan is situated 1½ miles northwest of St Sampson’s Church.
St Sampson’s Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: St Sampson, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.36628° or 50° 21′ 59″ northLongitude
-4.64406° or 4° 38′ 39″ westOpen location code
9C2Q9984+G9OpenStreetMap ID
way 804659434OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q7595432
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Welsh—“St Sampson’s Church” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سانت سامبسون”
- Welsh: “Eglwys Sant Samson, Golant”
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