Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Bodwen, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bodwen 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 Bodwen, 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.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Cornwall or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Bodwen and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Bodwen |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.412812 |
| Longitude | -4.771141 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Bodwen emerges from the granite-strewn landscape of Cornwall as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the rugged character of the surrounding moorland. It lies 4.3 miles north-west of St Blazey (from St Blazey: bearing 326°T, OS grid SX 032 606), and is situated north-east of Bugle village. The air here holds a sharp, clean clarity, carrying the scent of damp earth and gorse across the uneven fields. A short distance to the north, the Medieval Wayside Cross at Lockengate stands as a silent sentinel, marking a route that has guided travellers through this windswept terrain for centuries. Beyond the immediate cluster of homes, the elevation rises toward the prominence of Castle Hill, where the ground bears the weight of ancient earthworks and forgotten fortifications. Bodwen remains tethered to this historic topography, where the light shifts rapidly across the open slopes to reveal shades of slate grey and deep, persistent green. To the west, the expansive reach of the Mid Cornwall Moors SSSI provides a vast, untamed horizon that hums with the life of rare flora and hardy wildlife. These high, exposed ridges catch the prevailing winds, ensuring that the atmosphere around Bodwen stays perpetually bracing and bright.
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Explore Bodwen, 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: 50.412812, -4.771141. 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. |