Canworthy Water ( kw, Boskarn) is a settlement in northeast
Cornwall
Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic ...
, England, United Kingdom. It is situated beside the
River Ottery
The River Ottery ( kw, Otri) is a small river in northeast Cornwall, United Kingdom. The river is about long from its source southeast of Otterham to its confluence with the River Tamar at Nether Bridge, northeast of Launceston.
The headw ...
at approximately seven miles (11 km) northeast of
Camelford
Camelford ( kw, Reskammel) is a town and civil parish in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, situated in the River Camel valley northwest of Bodmin Moor. The town is approximately ten miles (16 km) north of Bodmin and is governed by ...
.
[Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 190 ''Bude & Clovelly'' ]
Canworthy Water is mainly in the
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
of
Warbstow (Detached), with parts north of the River Ottery in
Jacobstow
Jacobstow ( kw, Lannjago) is a civil parish and village in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is located east of the A39 road approximately seven miles (11 km) south of Bude.Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 190 ''Bude ...
civil parish.
The original village of Canworthy ( kw, Esk) is north of the river Ottery and the more modern, and subsequently larger village, Canworthy Water ( kw, Dowr Karn) is located on the river.
References
Villages in Cornwall
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