Golant St Sampson

Golant, otherwise called St Sampson, is situated in the Deanery and Hundred of Powder. It is bordered by Lanlivery to the north, the River Fowey to the east (which separates it from St Winnow, St Veep and Lanteglos), Fowey to the south and by Tywardreath to the west. Golant is a village on the west bank of the Fowey river. The small church has a holy well by the south porch and is dedicated to St Sampson by whose name the parish is usually known.