Gorran Churchtown is a village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Gorran Churchtown

There are great places to visit near Gorran Churchtown including some great hiking areas, country parks, towns, hills, villages, historic buildings and airports.

Places near Gorran Churchtown feature a number of interesting hiking areas including Tehidy.

Gorran Churchtown has some unmissable country parks nearby like Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Gorran Churchtown has some unmissable towns nearby like Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

Kit Hill Country Park is one of Gorran Churchtown's best, nearby hills to visit in Gorran Churchtown.

Gorran Churchtown's best nearby villages can be found at Cremyll, and Botallack.

Don't miss Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park's historic buildings if visiting the area around Gorran Churchtown.

Airports to visit near Gorran Churchtown include Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Gorran Churchtown History

There are some historic monuments around Gorran Churchtown:

• Medieval cross base at St Ewe
• Round called Castle Gotha
• Wayside cross at Beacon Cross, 265m east of Lanuah
• Standing stone called the 'Long Stone' in the grounds of Penrice School
• Menacuddle Well
• Part of a mining complex at South Polgooth Mine
• Wayside cross in Holy Trinity Church churchyard
• Nancor Cross, 400m north west of Nancor
• Fair Cross, 420m WNW of Tregidgeo Farm
• Bowl barrow 875m SSE of Bodrugan Barton
• Later prehistoric cliff castle, two prehistoric round barrows, medieval field system, and associated remains on Dodman Point
• Promontory fort at Black Head
• Wayside cross and cross base in St Stephen's churchyard, 6m south of the church
• Medieval wayside cross base 550m WNW of Lanhadron Farm
• Market Cross and cross base immediately south west of St Nun's Church
• Medieval wayside cross base on Creed Hill, 400m south of Grampound
• Sticker Camp later Prehistoric-Roman round
• Chapel Well, Towan
• Defensive enclosure at Castle Hill
• Resugga Castle later prehistoric univallate hillfort
• Wayside cross 35m south of Heligan House
• Castlezens multiple enclosure fort
• Churchyard cross shaft and base in St Stephen's churchyard, 3m south of the church