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Morwenstow, like Marhamchurch, has a church dedicated
to St. Morwenna. Standing high above the sea, about 7 miles north of
Bude, the church is very impressive with much remaining of the original
Norman building including the south doorway and the font.
There is also work of the 13th, 15th and 16th centuries and some fine wagon
roofs.
During the Last century, the originator of the Harvest
Festival, the famous eccentric poet/priest Robert
Hawker was
Vicar here.
The chimneys of the rectory, which
he had built, each represent buildings with which he had earlier been
associated. He showed great concern for shipwrecked sailors, campaigning
vigorously against the wreckers in his parish and had a shipwreck lookout
(see picture below) on the cliffs nearby. |
