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.

There are a number of hiking areas near to Gorran Churchtown including Tehidy.

Gorran Churchtown's best nearby country parks can be found at Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

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

The area close to Gorran Churchtown boasts some of the best hills including Kit Hill Country Park.

Don't miss Cremyll, and Botallack's villages if visiting the area around Gorran Churchtown.

Historic Buildings to visit near Gorran Churchtown include Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

There are a number of airports near Gorran Churchtown including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Gorran Churchtown History

There are some historic monuments around Gorran Churchtown:

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