St Martin-by-Looe
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St Martin-by-Looe is a coastal civil parish in south Cornwall
, United Kingdom
. The parish is immediately east of the town and parish of Looe
, seven miles (11 km) south of Liskeard
. The parish is in the Liskeard Registration District and the population in the 2001 census was 321.
To the north, the parish is bordered by Morval
parish, to the east by Deviock
parish, to the west by Looe parish and to the south by the sea. Until 1845 the parish included also East Looe.
The parish church of St Martin of Tours stands outside the civil parish in the hamlet of St Martin at about a mile north of Looe town centre. Thomas Bond
, the topographer is buried in the churchyard.
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
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. The parish is immediately east of the town and parish of Looe
Looe
Looe is a small coastal town, fishing port and civil parish in the former Caradon district of south-east Cornwall, England, with a population of 5,280 . Looe is divided in two by the River Looe, East Looe and West Looe being connected by a bridge...
, seven miles (11 km) south of Liskeard
Liskeard
Liskeard is an ancient stannary and market town and civil parish in south east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.Liskeard is situated approximately 20 miles west of Plymouth, west of the River Tamar and the border with Devon, and 12 miles east of Bodmin...
. The parish is in the Liskeard Registration District and the population in the 2001 census was 321.
To the north, the parish is bordered by Morval
Morval, Cornwall
Morval is a rural civil parish and hamlet in south Cornwall, United Kingdom. The hamlet is approximately two miles north of Looe and five miles south of Liskeard....
parish, to the east by Deviock
Deviock
Deviock is a coastal civil parish in south-east Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately three miles west of St Germans and straddles the valley of the River Seaton. The parish includes the settlements of Hessenford, Seaton and Downderry and the population in the 2001 census was 1341...
parish, to the west by Looe parish and to the south by the sea. Until 1845 the parish included also East Looe.
The parish church of St Martin of Tours stands outside the civil parish in the hamlet of St Martin at about a mile north of Looe town centre. Thomas Bond
Thomas Bond (topographer)
Thomas Bond , topographer, born at Looe, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. He was the son of Thomas Bond, JP, and his wife Philippa .-Biography:...
, the topographer is buried in the churchyard.