North Hill, Cornwall
| North Hill | |
| Cornwall | |
|---|---|
 North Hill village and church seen across the fields | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SX271767 |
| Location: | 50°33’47"N, 4°26’28"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,019 (2011) |
| Post town: | Launceston |
| Postcode: | PL15 |
| Dialling code: | 01566 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cornwall |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
North Cornwall |
North Hill is a village in eastern Cornwall, on the east side of the River Lynher approximately six miles southwest of Launceston.[1]
The wider civil parish of North Hill is a large, rural area on the eastern flank of Bodmin Moor, bisected northwest to southeast by the River Lynher. It is bounded in the north by Lewannick parish, on the east by Lezant and Linkinhorne parishes, on the south by St Cleer and on the west by Altarnun. Other hamlets in the parish include Coad's Green, Bathpool, Congdon's Shop, Middlewood, Illand or Yeiland, and Trebartha. The Trebartha estate is one of four farms mentioned in Domesday Book[1]
Trewortha Farm, a children's outdoor education venue, incorporates a reconstruction of a Bronze Age settlement as well as a mediæval village of the same name.[2]
Parish church
North Hill serves as athe churchtown of the Parish of North Hill. The church is dedicated to St Torney whose Holy Well is situated by the River Lynher.
The church has a chancel (restored in the 19th century), nave, and north and south aisles. The granite ashlar tower has three stages, is buttressed topped with battlements. The belfry contains six bells.
There were also Wesleyan Methodist chapels at North Hill, Coads Green, and Bathpool and Bible Christian chapels at Middlewood and Congdon's Shop.[1]
Outside links
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Information on North Hill, Cornwall from GENUKI
- ↑ "Trewortha Bronze Age Village". Public Archaeology. 2009-02-22. http://www.publicarchaeology.eu/Trewortha-Bronze-Age-Village-EN. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
