Church of St Morwenna and St John the Baptist

#1089 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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The Church of St Morwenna and St John the Baptist is the parish church of Morwenstow, north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, the most northerly parish in Cornwall. The church is dedicated to Morwenna, a local saint, and to John the Baptist, and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Truro, the archdeaconry of Bodmin, and the deanery of Stratton. Its benefice is combined with that of St James, Kilkhampton to form the United Benefice of Kilkhampton with Morwenstow. ()

Coordinates: 50°54'33"N, 4°33'16"W

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Church of St Morwenna and St John the Baptist – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ivyleaf Golf Course & Driving Range, Bude Sea Pool, The Castle Bude, St Nectan's Church.

4.5 miSE
50°51'4"N • 4°30'24"W
Ivyleaf Golf Course & Driving Range, Bude
116 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
5.3 miS
Swimming, Swimming pool
Bude Sea Pool, Bude
135 min walk • Bude Sea Pool is a partially man-made tidal swimming pool or lido in the rocks at Summerleaze Beach, Bude, Cornwall.
5.4 miS
50°49'51"N • 4°33'1"W
The Castle Bude, Bude
139 min walk • Forts and castles, Museum
2.4 miNE
Church
St Nectan's Church
62 min walk • St Nectan's Church is the parish church of Welcombe, on the border of Devon and Cornwall. W. G. Hoskins writes "St Nectan's Chapel was one of the many medieval chapels in the vast parish of Hartland.
5.7 miS
Church, Gothic architecture
St Andrew's Church, Stratton
146 min walk • St Andrew's Church is a Grade I listed church in Stratton, Bude, Cornwall. It is located along the main road in Stratton. The font is dated to the 12th century, the north aisle to the mid 14th. The tower, aisle and chancel date to the 15th century. The church was restored in 1888 by St Aubyn and Wadling.
3.3 miS
Beach
Sandymouth Beach
85 min walk • Sandymouth is a beach three miles north of Bude in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
4.9 miSE
50°50'38"N • 4°30'34"W
Willow Valley Holiday Park, Bude
126 min walk • Valley, Nature, Park
0.4 miW
Vernacular architecture
Hawker's Hut, Marsland Valley
10 min walk • Hawker's Hut is an historic hut at Morwenstow, Cornwall originally built by the eccentric clergyman, poet and antiquarian, Robert Stephen Hawker, close to Higher Sharpnose Point. The hut is located approximately 1 mile from Morwenstow Church.