North Hill is a civil parish and village in Cornwall

Cornwall

Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...

, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

. The village is situated on the east side of the River Lynher

River Lynher

The River Lynher flows through east Cornwall, UK, passing St Germans and enters the River Tamar at the Hamoaze, which in turn flows into Plymouth Sound.-Geography:...

 approximately six miles (10 km) southwest of Launceston.

North Hill is a large rural parish on the eastern flank of Bodmin Moor

Bodmin Moor

Bodmin Moor is a granite moorland in northeastern Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is in size, and originally dates from the Carboniferous period of geological history....

 bisected northwest to southeast by the River Lynher. It is bounded in the north by Lewannick

Lewannick

Lewannick is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The village is situated approximately five miles southwest of Launceston. The civil parish has a population of 884....

 parish, on the east by Lezant

Lezant

Lezant is a civil parish and village in east Cornwall, United Kingdom. Lezant village is situated approximately five miles south of Launceston. The population of the parish in the 2001 census was 751.-Geography:...

 and Linkinhorne

Linkinhorne

Linkinhorne is a civil parish and village in southeast Cornwall, United Kingdom. The village itself is situated at and is approximately four miles northwest of Callington and seven miles south of Launceston.-History and geography:As well as Linkinhorne itself, other settlements in the parish...

 parishes, on the south by St Cleer

St Cleer

St Cleer is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The village is situated on the southeast flank of Bodmin Moor approximately two miles north of Liskeard....

 and on the west by Altarnun

Altarnun

Altarnun is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is located on the north-eastern edge of Bodmin Moor at .The parish of Altarnun includes the village of Fivelanes and the hamlets of Bolventor, Treween and Trewint, and had a population of 976 according to the 2001 census...

. Settlements include the church town

Churchtown, Cornwall

In Cornwall, the churchtown is the settlement in a parish where the church stands, for example,*Churchtown Mullion,*Churchtown Redruth,*Churchtown St Hilary,*Churchtown St Merryn,*Churchtown St Minver,*Gorran Churchtown,*Gulval Churchtown,...

 of North Hill and Coad's Green

Coad's Green

Coad's Green is a village in Cornwall, England, UK, located on the B3257 in a rural area to the east of Bodmin Moor, about from the nearest town of Launceston. It is within the parish of North Hill. It has a primary school, a Methodist church and a village hall. Historically, it has also been...

, Bathpool

Bathpool, Cornwall

Bathpool is a hamlet in east Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated in the River Lynher valley on the south-east fringe of Bodmin Moor, about five miles north-west of Callington....

, Congdon's Shop

Congdon's Shop

Congdon's Shop is a hamlet in the parish of North Hill, Cornwall, England, UK. It is at the junction of the B3254 Launceston to Liskeard road and the B3257 road from Plusha to Callington....

, Middlewood

Middlewood, Cornwall

Middlewood is a small village in the parish of North Hill, Cornwall, England, UK. Middlewood is in the valley of the River Lynher and on the B3254 road between Launceston and Liskeard. There was formerly a Bible Christian chapel at Middlewood....

, Illand or Yeiland, and Trebartha

Trebartha

Trebartha is a hamlet in Cornwall, England, UK, in the parish of North Hill and in the valley of the River Lynher....

. The Trebartha estate is one of four farms mentioned in Domesday Book

Domesday Book

Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...

Trewortha Farm, a children's outdoor education

Outdoor education

Outdoor education usually refers to organized learning that takes place in the outdoors. Outdoor education programs sometimes involve residential or journey-based experiences in which students participate in a variety of adventurous challenges in the form of outdoor activities such as hiking,...

 venue, incorporates a reconstruction of a Bronze Age settlement as well as a medieval village of the same name.

North Hill ecclesiastical parish is in the Deanery and Hundred of East. The parish church is dedicated to St Torney whose Holy Well is situated by the River Lynher. The church has a chancel (restored

Victorian restoration

Victorian restoration is the term commonly used to refer to the widespread and extensive refurbishment and rebuilding of Church of England churches and cathedrals that took place in England and Wales during the 19th-century reign of Queen Victoria...

 in the 19th century), nave, and north and south aisles. The granite ashlar tower has three stages, is buttressed topped with battlements. The belfry contains six bells. There were also Wesleyan Methodist

Wesleyan Methodist Church (Great Britain)

The Wesleyan Methodist Church was the name used by the major Methodist movement in Great Britain following its split from the Church of England after the death of John Wesley and the appearance of parallel Methodist movements...

 chapels at North Hill, Coads Green, and Bathpool and Bible Christian chapels at Middlewood and Congdon's Shop.

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