Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Balwest, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Balwest 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Balwest, Cornwall, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Balwest |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.120798 |
| Longitude | -5.364995 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Balwest occupies a quiet, elevated position upon the granite-strewn shoulder of the Cornish peninsula. It lies 4.2 miles west-north-west of Helston (from Helston: bearing 289°T, OS grid SW 595 299), and is situated north of Tresowes Green village. The light here possesses a singular, crystalline clarity, sharpening the outlines of the gorse and hawthorn that cling to the slopes of the nearby Tregonning Hill SSSI. To the north, the weathered stone of an abandoned chimney stands as a solitary sentinel, marking the remains of an industry that once drew deep sustenance from the earth. The landscape around Balwest retains the rugged character of its mining heritage, where the ground remains scarred by the purposeful excavations of past centuries. A short distance to the east, the multi-period archaeological landscape on Tregonning Hill suggests a long continuity of human presence, tracing patterns across the moorland that predate modern enclosure. Balwest itself remains defined by this intersection of wild, exposed elevation and the quiet persistence of its rural character. The horizon is dominated by the broad, rounded profile of Godolphin Hill, which anchors the view and provides a sense of permanent, geological scale.
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Explore Balwest, 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: 50.120798, -5.364995. 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 built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |