Gooseham

Gooseham (Cornish: Pras an Woodh)[1] is a hamlet in northeast Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated six miles (11 km) north of Bude and is approximately one kilometre south of the border with Devon.[2] The Marsland Valley nature reserve is near the hamlet. It is in the civil parish of Morwenstow, and its size been described by a resident as consisting of just "two houses and a wood rick."

A stream and garden at Gooseham

Gooseham lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

References

  1. "Pras an Woodh ~ Gooseham". CornishPlaceNames.co.uk. Cornish Language Partnership. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  2. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 190 Bude & Clovelly ISBN 978-0-319-23145-6

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