Rumford is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Rumford postcode: PL27 7SS

Retail in Rumford

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

There are a several good hiking areas in the area around Rumford like Tehidy.

The area around Rumford features a number of interesting country parks including Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Don't miss Callington, Polperro, and St Ives's towns if visiting the area around Rumford.

Kit Hill Country Park is a great place to visit close to Rumford if you like hills.

There are a several good villages in the Rumford area like Cremyll, and Botallack.

Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park is one of Rumford's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in Rumford.

Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport are great places to visit near Rumford if you like airports.

Rumford History

There are some historic monuments around Rumford:

• Promontory fort and two bowl barrows at Trevelgue Head
• Two round barrows 440m and 510m north west of High Cove Farm
• Prehistoric inhumation cemetery at Harlyn
• Disc barrow 485m south west of Pawtonsprings
• St Pedyr's Well, Treloy
• Part of an early Christian Chapel enclosure at The Old Vicarage
• Cross Putty, medieval wayside cross-base 70m south east of Bosworgey Cottage
• Medieval wayside cross at Whitecross, near Wadebridge
• The Long Stone or Eddystone, standing stone 210m north east of Music Water
• St Constantine's chapel and holy well
• Three round barrows on St Issey Beacon, Trelow Downs, 960m north east of Little Pennatillies
• The Nine Maidens stone alignment, The Fiddler standing stone and two Bronze Age round barrows
• Churchyard cross in St Michael's churchyard, Porthilly
• Churchyard cross in St Columb Major churchyard, 12m east of the church
• Churchyard cross in St Petroc's churchyard, 3m south of the church
• Wayside cross-slab and early Christian memorial stone in St Columb Major churchyard, 2m south of the church
• Wayside cross 515m north east of Castle Farm
• Four round barrows 400m south east of Little Trewinnick Farm
• Two bowl barrows 190m east of Zacry's Islands
• Eight round barrows north of Scotland Corner, 980m south west of Pawton Gate Farm
• Round 600m south east of Tregolds
• Round 340m north west of Tresawle Farm
• Large multivallate hillfort with two bowl barrows known as Castle-an-Dinas, 335m north of Tresaddern Bungalow
• Nine round barrows 850m north east of Pennatillie
• An early Christian memorial stone in St Francis churchyard, Indian Queens
• Wayside cross on Treloy Hill, 170m east of Tregenna Farm
• Portal Dolmen known as 'Pawton Quoit', 325m north west of Haycrock
• Cross base 30m south of St Merryn's Church
• Three bowl barrows 200m north west of Pawtonsprings
• Doublestiles Cross, at the junction of Duchy Avenue and Henver Road
• Seven round barrows and a ring barrow on Bear's Downs and Denzell Downs, 850m north east of Higher Denzell
• Mawgan Porth early medieval settlement and associated burial ground, 250m west of Lanerick
• Redcliff Castle, later prehistoric cliff castle 550m south west of Bedruthan
• Liveloe, later prehistoric cliff castle with hut circles on Griffin's Point, and prehistoric round barrow 600m south west of Bre-Pen Farm
• Three bowl barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Cataclews Point
• Wayside cross in Colan churchyard
• Round barrow cemetery at Park Head
• Round 420m south east of Melancoose
• Lanherne Cross, standing cross in the grounds of the convent, Lanherne
• A bell barrow, a bowl barrow and a platform barrow 620m west of Higher Cransworth
• Two round barrows 150m south west and 180m south east of Prince Parc
• Standing cross immediately west of St Mawgan Church
• Four round barrows 270m north west of Higher Trevibban Farm
• Wayside cross in St Minver churchyard
• Wayside cross base in Colan churchyard
• Later prehistoric to Romano-British multiple enclosure fort and prehistoric round barrow, 350m south east of Bogee Farm
• Wayside cross in the grounds of Prideaux Place 70m SSW of the house
• Hut circle settlement and round called Trevisker Round at Trevisker School
• Eleven round barrows and a stone alignment centred 980m north west of Nine Maidens Stone Row
• Churchyard cross shaft and base in St Petroc's churchyard, 30m south east of the church
• Three promontory forts south of Trethias Island