Historic churches · South West England
Lesnewth
In or near Boscastle.
Lesnewth (Cornish: Lysnowydh) is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is about six miles east of Tintagel Head and two miles east of Boscastle. The parish is bounded on
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
Lesnewth (Cornish: Lysnowydh) is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is about six miles east of Tintagel Head and two miles east of Boscastle. The parish is bounded on the north by St Juliot (where the 2011 census population is included.), on the east by St Juliot and Davidstow, on the south by Davidstow, and on the west by Minster, Cornwall. It is a small sparsely populated parish set in farmland with only a few houses, farms and a church. Lesnewth manor is mentioned in the Domesday Survey of 1086, as Lisniwen. Lesnewth was also the name of one of ten ancient administrative shires of Cornwall: see Lesnewth (hundred). Lesnewth lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
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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
Lesnewth (Cornish: Lysnowydh) is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is about six miles east of Tintagel Head and two miles east of Boscastle. The parish is bounded on the north by St Juliot (where the 2011 census population is included.), on the east by St Juliot and Davidstow, on the south by Davidstow, and on the west by Minster, Cornwall. It is a small sparsely populated parish set in farmland with only a few houses, farms and a church. Lesnewth manor is mentioned in the Domesday Survey of 1086, as Lisniwen. Lesnewth was also the name of one of ten ancient administrative shires of Cornwall: see Lesnewth (hundred). Lesnewth lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
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- Coordinates
- 50.6830, -4.6470
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- Lesnewth
- Postcode
- PL35 0HR
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Cornwall
- Official site
- web.archive.org
Sources
- wikipedia: Lesnewth (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Wayside cross in Lesnewth churchyard
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St Michael and All Angels' Church, Lesnewth
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lesnewth?
- Lesnewth is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode PL35 0HR), in the parish of Lesnewth.
- What is Lesnewth?
- Lesnewth (Cornish: Lysnowydh) is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is about six miles east of Tintagel Head and two miles east of Boscastle. The parish is bounded on
- How do I get to Lesnewth?
- Drivers can use postcode PL35 0HR.
- Is Lesnewth a protected site?
- Yes — Lesnewth is part of the Cornwall National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Lesnewth free to visit?
- Yes, Lesnewth is free to enter.
- How do I get to Lesnewth?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PL35 0HR. It sits within the North Cornwall parliamentary constituency.