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Sandplace (Cornish: Tewesva) [1] is a small village in the parish of Morval, two miles north of Looe in Cornwall, Great Britain. It is situated on the B3254, the old Liskeard to Looe road which joins the A387 to the south. [2] The village is alongside the East Looe river and has been served by Sandplace railway station, on the Looe Valley Line ...
This is a list of towns and villages in the ceremonial county of Cornwall, United Kingdom. The ceremonial county includes the unitary authorities of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly . In accordance with gazetteers, Cornish names are in the standard written form approved by the Maga signage panel.
Looe has been on the list of the top ten places in the UK to celebrate New Year, and ranked third on the list for 2007–08. Looe is regenerating itself, like many other ports, to serve as a small cargo port. On the high ground north of East and West Looe there are many modern houses and a recreational area called 'the Downs'.
Pelynt Church Pelynt village The Old School House, Pelynt. Pelynt (Cornish: Pluwnennys or Pluwnonna) is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.It is 20 miles (32 km) west of Plymouth and four miles (6.5 km) west-northwest of Looe. [1]
Lammana Priory was a priory on Looe Island in Cornwall, UK, consisting of two Benedictine monks until 1289. It was owned by Glastonbury Abbey and the property was sold in 1289 to a local landowner. [ 1 ]
No Man's Land is a crossroads hamlet in south-east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately two miles (3 km) northeast of Looe on the B3253 road to Widegates. [1] Morval Vintage Steam Rally, an annual weekend event which raises funds for local charities, takes place at Bray Farm in No Man's Land [2]
It is one of the only two stations in the National Rail Timetable to have the suffix 'halt' (the other being nearby St Keyne Wishing Well Halt). [3] The term 'halt' was removed from British Rail timetables and station signs and other official documents by 1974; the return of the term came only for these two stations in 2008 although Coombe Junction had not previously had the "halt" designation.
Looe Island nature reserve (Cornish: Enys Lann-Managh, meaning Island of the Monk's Enclosure), also known as St George's Island, and historically St Michael's Island is a small island nature reserve [1] a mile from the mainland town of Looe off Cornwall, England. The island and its foreshore belongs to the charity, Cornwall Wildlife Trust.