North Hill Church
The impressively large parish church in North Hill is dedicated to St Torney, whose Holy Well is situated by the River Lynher. Nothing is known about St Torney except that another church in St Germans is also dedicated to the same saint. The exact age of the church is also unknown, but it is thought to be over 600 years old. There are records relating to a church in North Hill which date back to 1238, though this is likely to have been a former building on the site.
On walks
- North Hill to Hawks Tor (3.7 mile walk)
Get the iWalkCornwall app
Download the app and use it to explore the walks and to purchase a guided route.
The app will direct you to the start of the walk via satnav.
The app guides you around the walk using GPS, removing any worries about getting lost.
The walk route is described with detailed, regularly-updated, hand-written directions.
Each time there is a new direction to follow, the app will beep to remind you, and will warn you if you go off-route.
A map shows the route, where you are at all times and even which way you are facing.
Each walk is packed with information about the history and nature along the route, from over a decade of research than spans more than 3,000 topics.
Once a walk is downloaded, the app doesn't need a phone or wifi signal during the walk.
The app counts down distance to the next direction and estimates time remaining based on your personal walking speed.
We keep the directions continually updated for changes to the paths/landmarks - the price for a walk includes ongoing free updates.
