Morvah

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Morvah Parish
Shown within UK and Penwith
OS Grid Reference:	SW402353
Lat/Lon:	50°09′N 5°38′W
Population:	79 (2001 Census)[1]
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.

[edit] Local Government

For the purposes of local government Morvah is a civil parish. Morvah does not hold elections to a parish council but instead , holds a statutory meeting of electors of the parish every 12 months known as a parish meeting. 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.

Civil Parishes of Penwith District
United Kingdom |  England | 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