Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Blackwater, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Blackwater 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.
| Place | Blackwater |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.270808 |
| Longitude | -5.180325 |
| Place Type | Village |
Blackwater, a Cornish hamlet, hums with the quiet resonance of its past. It lies 5.2 km north-east of Redruth (from Redruth: bearing 38°T, OS grid SW 734 460), and is situated north-east of Wheal Rose village. The gentle slope of the land here, often softened by a pearly Cornish light, hints at the agricultural roots that have long sustained this corner of Cornwall. The stone walls that delineate fields, weathered by salt-laden winds and countless seasons, seem to hold the very breath of generations who have worked this soil. Though industry once echoed through the broader landscape, Blackwater itself retains a peaceful character, a place where the slow unfurling of the day feels as natural as the turning of the tide.
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Explore Blackwater, 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: 50.270808, -5.180325. 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 | June 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. |