Vorvas is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Vorvas

There are great places to visit near Vorvas 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 Vorvas like Tehidy.

Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park are great places to visit near Vorvas if you like country parks.

There are a number of towns near Vorvas including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

The area around Vorvas's best hills can be found at Kit Hill Country Park.

Vorvas has some unmissable villages nearby like Cremyll, and Botallack.

Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park is a great place to visit close to Vorvas if you like historic buildings.

There are a several good airports in the Vorvas area like Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Vorvas History

There are some historic monuments around Vorvas:

• Hut circle settlement at Sperris Croft 500yds (460m) SE of Tregerthen Cottage
• Wayside cross 2m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Wayside cross 70m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Wayside cross-head in Phillack churchyard, south west of the church
• Three bowl barrows on Treen Common 430m north east of Higher Bosporthennis
• An early Christian memorial stone and a wayside cross in Phillack churchyard, south east of the church
• Early Christian memorial stone and cross slab in St Hilary's churchyard
• Dovecote called the 'Culver House', 330m SSW of Lower Bussow Farm
• Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 6m south of the church
• Rectangular camp SW of Trevarnon Round
• Round called Lescudjack Castle
• Churchyard cross in Phillack churchyard, south of the church
• Two cist graves 500yds (460m) NE of Tregerthen Cottage
• Two wayside crosses in St Hilary's churchyard
• Enclosed stone hut circle settlement and part of a field system 400m north of Bodrifty Farm
• Enclosures E of Gurlyn
• Cist 165m east of Tredinneck Farm
• Wayside cross in Lelant Lane, 670m north west of St Uny's Church
• Tregurtha Downs mine complex
• A small multivallate hillfort known as 'Castle-an-Dinas' which contains an 18th century folly called 'Roger's Tower'
• Churchyard cross and wayside cross in St Erth's churchyard
• Two courtyard houses and two stone hut circles 470m north east of Newmill
• Churchyard cross in Gwithian churchyard
• Wayside cross called The Mexico Cross, 250m north east of Riviere Farm, Phillack
• Penbeagle Cross
• Ancient house and enclosures 250yds (230m) N of Mulfra Farm
• Standing stone called Tresvennack Pillar
• Round barrow on Gear Common 400yds (370m) WSW of Pennance Farm
• Wayside cross in Madron churchyard, west of the church
• Bowl barrow 260m SSE of Zennor Quoit
• Kerbed cairn 660m WNW of Foage Farm
• Cross-head in Madron churchyard, south of the church
• Round at Castle Kayle Farm
• Churchyard cross 25m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Round called Lesingey Round
• Two kerbed cairns on Trendrine Hill
• Stone hut circle 730m west of Foage Farm
• Trembath Cross 200m ENE of Buryas Bridge
• Hut circles, Higher Bussow
• Wayside cross immediately south of St Towennicus' Church
• Wayside cross at Tregwainton Carn
• Linear earthworks, probably 17th century, W of Godrevy
• Portal dolmen called Sperris Quoit
• Three wayside crosses in the churchyard of St Sennara's Church
• Standing stone 140m north west of Beersheba Farm
• An inscribed cross shaft, a lantern cross head and a cross-base in Gulval churchyard
• Round 450yds (405m) NW of Lower Chellew Farm
• Circular enclosure 385m NE of Higher Trenowin
• Churchyard cross in St Ia's churchyard
• National Explosives
• Entrance grave known as Zennor Quoit 600m north-east of Foage Farm
• Small multivallate hillfort, early Christian memorial stone and C19 landscaped paths at Carnsew
• Rectangular enclosures 700yds (640m) E of Tregerthen
• Round barrow 300yds (270m) SSE of Polhigey
• Market cross
• Late C18-C19 mill complex, ropeworks and associated water management system immediately east of Millpond Avenue, Foundry
• Stone hut circle settlement, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system 500m south of Foage Farm
• Portal dolmen known as Mulfra Quoit
• Four crosses on St Michael's Mount
• Holy well called Madron Well
• Standing stone 340m south of Trye Farm
• St Erth Churchtown cross
• Courtyard house 150m north east of Trye Farm
• Wayside cross called Crowlas Cross, 230m north east of Lower Tregender
• Wayside cross 200m north east of Boscathnoe Farm
• Godrevy Headland - complex of prehistoric sites
• Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 8m east of the church
• Medieval wayside cross at Whitecross, near Crowlas
• Chysauster courtyard house settlement, fogou, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system
• Cross at Treassowe
• Neolithic hilltop enclosure and Iron Age defended settlement known as Trencrom Castle
• Wayside cross 40m west of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Brunnion Cross, at Brunnion Carn
• Settlement 450yds (400m) NW of Middle Carnaquidden
• Standing stone 105m south east of Chyenhal Farm
• Early Christian memorial stone beside Bleu Bridge
• Medieval chapel known as Madron Well Chapel associated with Madron holy well
• Sea Lane Cross, Lelant
• Wayside cross beside a farm track, 115m north of Rosemorran Farm
• Entrance grave 245m north west of Pennance
• Treen Common stone circle
• Wayside cross 290m SSW of Madron Well
• Wayside cross in Newlyn churchyard, south of the church
• Round 300yds (270m) NE of Newmill
• Wayside cross 65m west of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Courtyard house 280m north west of Middle Carnaquidden
• A round, courtyard house settlement and two stone hut circles 400m north east of Trye Farm
• Tremethick Cross, 760m east of Tremethick Farm
• Round cairn 135m west of Little Carnaquidden
• Round 280m WNW of Higher Faugan Hotel
• Round cairn 180m WSW of Higher Conquer
• Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 10m south east of the church