Morwenstow: ‘what Cornish lads can do’ and did (and maids too)

Morwenstow has spectacularly dramatic coastal scenery framed by its high cliffs and is Cornwall’s most northerly parish. But it’s more likely to be remembered for its association with the Reverend Robert Stephen Hawker, its vicar from 1834 to 1875. Hawker was a somewhat eccentric character, a high church Romantic who was no mean poet, a … Continue reading Morwenstow: ‘what Cornish lads can do’ and did (and maids too) →