Morvah
Encyclopedia : M : MO : MOR : Morvah
| Morvah Parish | |
|---|---|
|
Shown within UK and Penwith | |
| OS Grid Reference: | |
| Lat/Lon: | |
| Population: | 79 (2001 Census) 2001 Uk census |
| Dwellings: | |
| Settlements | |
| Major Settlement: | Morvah |
| Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
| Population: | |
| Dwellings: | |
| Secondary Settlements: | Chypraze,Rosemergy |
| Administration | |
| Ward: | Morvah,Pendeen and St Just |
| District: | Penwith |
| County: | Cornwall |
| Region: | South West England |
| Post Office and Telephone | |
| Post town: | Truro |
| Postcode: | TR19 7xx |
| Dialling Code: | 01736 |
Morvah (Cornish: Morvedh)is a hamlet and civil parish in the Penwith district of Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. The parish encompasses the settlements of Chypraze and Rosemergy and is bounded by the parishes of St. Just to the west, Zennor to the north-east,Madron to the south and by the sea in the north. The parish consists of 1270 acres of land, one acre of water and 14 acres of foreshore. The settlement of Morvah consists of several houses and a church and is situated approximately five and a half miles (8.6 km) north-west of Penzance along the B3306. An art gallery and a dairy farm are also located in Morvah.
Local Government
For the purposes of local government Morvah is a civil parish. Morvah does not hold elections to a parish council but instead follows the parish meeting model, holding a statutory meeting of electors of the parish every 12 months. The principal local authorities in this area are Penwith District Council and the Cornwall County Council. For elections to Penwith Council Morvah falls within the Morvah, Pendeen and St Just ward.
| | |
|---|---|
'' | |
Cornwall'' | |
| Gwinear-Gwithian | Hayle | Ludgvan | Madron | Marazion | Morvah | Paul | Penzance | Perranuthnoe | Sancreed | Sennen | St Buryan | St Erth | St Hilary | St Ives | St Just | St Levan | St Michael's Mount | Towednack | Zennor | |
From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating.
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.