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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 ...
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'.
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]
Lanreath (Cornish: Lannreydhow) is a civil parish and a village in southeast Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is situated five miles (8 km) west-northwest of Looe . [ 1 ] The name Lanreath (pronounced Lan reth ) means 'church (Lann) of Raydhogh' and it has been known variously as Lanreythow , Lanrathew , or Lanrethou .
The RNLI withdrew services from Looe in 1930 on the grounds that the motor lifeboats at Fowey and Plymouth could cover the area. [ 4 ] From 1992, the RNLI stationed a lifeboat at Looe for the summer season and three years later the Spirit of the ROAC was housed in a temporary lifeboat house, provided by the East Looe Town Trust.
Seaton (Cornish: Sethyn, meaning little arrow after the river) is a village on the south coast of Cornwall, England, at the mouth of the River Seaton 3.8 miles (6.1 km) east of Looe and ten miles (16 km) west of Plymouth. [1] The village is in the civil parish of Deviock. [2] The village stretches inland along the River Seaton valley. [1]
Barcelona (grid reference) is a hamlet, in southeast Cornwall, on the A387 road, between Polperro and Looe. It is 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Looe, 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the coast at Talland Bay and 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of Pelynt , the churchtown of the parish of the same name.
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]