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Ashton Cornwall Map

(Village near Rinsey Croft)

Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West

Explore Ashton, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Ashton map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.

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PlaceAshton
Traditional CountyCornwall
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude50.109614
Longitude-5.353257
Place TypeVillage

About Ashton

Granite outcrops and the salt-heavy air of the Cornish peninsula define the character of Ashton. It lies 3.5 miles west of Helston (from Helston: bearing 280°T, OS grid SW 603 286), and is situated north-north-east of Rinsey Croft village. The landscape rises sharply to the north, where the rugged slopes of Tregonning Hill SSSI command a view over the patchwork fields. Ashton sits in the shadow of this geological prominence, feeling the cool, maritime currents that sweep across the undulating terrain. To the west, the skeletal remains of Wheal Grey offer a silent witness to the region’s deep-rooted mining heritage, where once the earth was turned for tin and copper. A quiet stillness persists here, broken only by the wind that carries the scent of gorse from the nearby highlands. Ashton remains a place where the horizon feels vast, pulling the eye toward the distant, shimmering line of the Atlantic coast. The light in this corner of the South West is sharp and unsparing, illuminating every stone and blade of grass with a clarity that renders the land both stark and beautiful.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Tresowes Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.4 mi, 010° N
  • Round Cairn 225M Nnw Of Tregonning Hill House (Scheduled Monument) — 0.5 mi, 002° N
  • Wheal Grey (Historic Ruins) — 0.6 mi, 293° WNW
  • Trevena Cross (Scheduled Monument) — 0.7 mi, 104° ESE
  • Tregonning Hill Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.8 mi, 347° NNW · 5 ha
  • Multi-Period Archaeological Landscape On Tregonning Hill (Scheduled Monument) — 0.9 mi, 352° N · 16 ha
  • Wheal Propser Engine House (Historic Ruins) — 1.2 mi, 208° SSW
  • Porthcew Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.3 mi, 205° SSW · 10 ha
  • Lesceave Por (Beach) — 1.3 mi, 227° SW
  • Pengersick Castle (Castle) — 1.4 mi, 261° W
  • Praa Green (Park) — 1.5 mi, 250° WSW
  • Praa Sands (Beach) — 1.5 mi, 244° WSW
  • Godolphin Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.7 mi, 335° NNW
  • Godolphin (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 1.9 mi, 346° NNW · 227 ha
  • Cornwall And West Devon Mining Landscape (World Heritage Site) — 2.1 mi, 335° NNW · 197k acres
  • Methleigh Stream (River) — 2.3 mi, 136° SE
  • River Hayle (River) — 2.5 mi, 311° NW
  • Trevarno Gardens (Attraction) — 2.6 mi, 066° ENE
  • Caca-stull Zawn (Wetland) — 3.2 mi, 138° SE
  • Arch Zawn (Wetland) — 3.3 mi, 259° WSW
  • Loe Valley (Valley) — 3.4 mi, 111° ESE
  • Grylls Monument (Monument) — 3.4 mi, 101° E
  • The Loe (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.5 mi, 122° ESE
  • Tregathenan Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.5 mi, 067° ENE
  • Lismore (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.5 mi, 100° E · 1 ha
  • Museum of Cornish Life (Museum) — 3.5 mi, 099° E
  • Helston Cinema (Cinema) — 3.6 mi, 099° E
  • Coronation Gardens (Park) — 3.9 mi, 103° ESE
  • Carminowe Creek (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.9 mi, 133° SE
  • HMS Anson (Monument) — 4.0 mi, 137° SE

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About This Ashton Map Page

Explore Ashton, Cornwall, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 50.109614, -5.353257. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.

Page builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.