Historic churches · South West England
Come-to-Good
In or near Porthgwidden.
Come-to-Good is a small settlement in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It consists of a farm, seven residential houses and a Quaker Meeting House, built in 1710. It lies on the Tregye Road between C
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Perranwell · 3.2 km
- Free entry
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Come-to-Good in Cornwall, the nearest railway station is Perranwell, located 3.2 km away. Entry to the church is free. The postcode for sat-nav is TR3 6QS.
About
Come-to-Good is a small settlement in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It consists of a farm, seven residential houses and a Quaker Meeting House, built in 1710. It lies on the Tregye Road between Carnon Downs and King Harry Ferry. The boundary between Feock parish to the south and Kea parish to the north runs along the Tregye Road, south of the Meeting House and its burial ground and curves northward to the west, along the path of the stream and to the east, along the track to Penelewey. The Tregye Campus of Truro College is nearby.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Come-to-Good is a small settlement in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It consists of a farm, seven residential houses and a Quaker Meeting House, built in 1710. It lies on the Tregye Road between Carnon Downs and King Harry Ferry. The boundary between Feock parish to the south and Kea parish to the north runs along the Tregye Road, south of the Meeting House and its burial ground and curves northward to the west, along the path of the stream and to the east, along the track to Penelewey. The Tregye Campus of Truro College is nearby.
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Background
Description
Patricia Griffith says "There has been much discussion about the origins of such a delightful name and for some time it was thought it derived from the supposed Cornish Cwm-ty-coit meaning "the coombe by the dwelling in the wood". However this derivation has never been felt to be totally satisfactory and recent research by Dr Oliver Padel has discovered that the name "Come to Good" is not found as a name for the area until fairly late in the seventeenth century, after the arrival of the meeting. He now argues that it is much more likely to be an ironical reference to Friends and the Meeting."Emma Roberts, a Welsh speaking Quaker from Swansea, south Wales, visited in May 2026, and proposed a…
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- Coordinates
- 50.2222, -5.0675
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- Kea
- Postcode
- TR3 6QS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Truro and Falmouth
- Nearest railway station
- Perranwell — 3.2 km
Sources
- wikipedia: Come-to-Good (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Come-to-Good?
- Come-to-Good is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TR3 6QS), in the parish of Kea.
- What is Come-to-Good?
- Come-to-Good is a small settlement in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It consists of a farm, seven residential houses and a Quaker Meeting House, built in 1710. It lies on the Tregye Road between C
- How do I get to Come-to-Good?
- The nearest railway station is Perranwell, about 3.2 km away. Drivers can use postcode TR3 6QS.
- Is Come-to-Good a protected site?
- Yes — Come-to-Good is part of the Cornwall National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Come-to-Good free to visit?
- Yes, Come-to-Good is free to enter.
- How do I get to Come-to-Good?
- The nearest railway station is Perranwell, about 3.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TR3 6QS.