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.

Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park are some of Rumford best country parks to visit near Rumford.

Towns to visit near Rumford include Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

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

Villages to visit near Rumford include Cremyll, and Botallack.

There are a number of historic buildings near to Rumford including Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Rumford's best nearby airports can be found at Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Rumford History

There are some historic monuments around Rumford:

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