English Villages - Marhamchurch Cornwall

Located just off the A39 to the south of Bude, in north Cornwall, England, the delightful little village of Marhamchurch is well worth a visit if you are in the area. Boasting some charming thatched cottages, a 14th century church and some other interesting buildings, Marhamchurch Cornwall developed in the 5th century around a hermitage built in honour of Saint Marwenne, one of the offspring of the Celtic King Brychan. During the summer the village celebrates its Marhamchurch Revel, a traditional festival which in which the Revel Queen is chosen from schoolgirls of the village.