Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Bissoe, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bissoe 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 Bissoe, 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 | Bissoe |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.231256 |
| Longitude | -5.122884 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Bissoe marks a distinctive point where the industrial remnants of Cornwall’s mining heritage meet the quiet persistence of the natural world. It lies 3.9 miles south-west of Truro (from Truro: bearing 235°T, OS grid SW 773 414), and is situated east-north-east of Cusgarne village. The landscape here retains the scars of a subterranean past, where the earth was once turned inside out in the search for mineral wealth. A short distance away, the Carnon River flows with a mineral-stained clarity, its banks revealing the geological patience of a stream reclaiming land once dominated by steam and iron. Bissoe serves as a corridor for cyclists and walkers, tracing the old mineral tramways that once carried the heavy burdens of the mines toward the coast. To the north-east, the ancient silhouette of the Goodern Barrow stands as a silent witness to eras far preceding the era of the engine. The light in this part of the county possesses a singular, thin quality, illuminating the gorse and scrub with a clarity that renders every leaf and stone sharply defined. Here, the hum of modern life is punctuated only by the shift of wind through the valley, leaving Bissoe to exist in a state of tranquil, post-industrial repose.
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Explore Bissoe, 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: 50.231256, -5.122884. 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. |