
St Martin-by-Looe ( kw, Penndrumm) is a coastal
civil parish
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in south
Cornwall
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, England, United Kingdom. The parish is immediately east of the town and parish of
Looe, seven miles (11 km) south of
Liskeard. The parish is in the Liskeard Registration District and the population in the 2001 census was 321, which had increased to 429 at the 2011 census.
To the north, the parish is bordered by
Morval parish, to the east by
Deviock parish, to the west by Looe parish and to the south by the English Channel. Until 1845 the parish also included
East Looe.

The parish church of
St Martin Saint Martin may refer to:
People
* Saint Martin of Tours (c. 316–397), Bishop of Tours, France
* Saint Martin of Braga (c. 520–580), archbishop of Bracara Augusta in Gallaecia (now Braga in Portugal)
* Pope Martin I (598–655)
* Saint Martin ...
stands outside the civil parish in the hamlet of
St Martin Saint Martin may refer to:
People
* Saint Martin of Tours (c. 316–397), Bishop of Tours, France
* Saint Martin of Braga (c. 520–580), archbishop of Bracara Augusta in Gallaecia (now Braga in Portugal)
* Pope Martin I (598–655)
* Saint Martin ...
at about a mile north of Looe town centre. Its Norman doorway is built of Tartan Down stone and probably dates from about 1140. The interior of the church is of typically 15th-century appearance, but parts of the building are considerably older.
Thomas Bond, the topographer is buried in the churchyard.
Jonathan Toup, classical scholar, was presented on 28 July 1750 to the