Maer is a coastal

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in north

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, England, United Kingdom. It is situated one mile (1.6 km) northeast of Bude at Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 190 ''Bude & Clovelly'' in the

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of Bude-Stratton (where the 2011 census population is included.). The hamlet contains the only "known probable tithe barn" in Cornwall, which was extensively restored and modernised following a purchase in 2012. Its restoration, by architects The Bazeley Partnership, was featured on the

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programme ''Homes By the Sea''. The

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maintains Maer Down and Maer Cliff immediately west of the hamlet. The

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runs along the clifftop past Maer.

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Hamlets in Cornwall Populated coastal places in Cornwall {{NorthCornwall-geo-stub