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Bodwen Cornwall Map

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.

Interactive Map of Bodwen, Cornwall

How to Use This Bodwen, Cornwall Map

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.

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PlaceBodwen
Traditional CountyCornwall
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude50.412812
Longitude-4.771141
Place TypeHamlet

About Bodwen

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.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Medieval Wayside Cross At Lockengate (Scheduled Monument) — 0.4 mi, 002° N
  • Castle Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.2 mi, 359° N
  • Bowl Barrow 270M South West Of Castle Hill Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 349° NNW
  • A Henge Re-Used As A Medieval Playing Place, 75M North East Of Castle Hill Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.3 mi, 357° N
  • Ruined Farmhouse (Historic Ruins) — 1.4 mi, 338° NNW
  • Mid Cornwall Moors Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.7 mi, 265° W · 17k acres
  • Luxulyan Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.8 mi, 122° ESE · 51 ha
  • Helman Tor (Hill / Mountain) — 2.0 mi, 073° ENE
  • The Green (Park) — 2.2 mi, 010° N
  • Par River (River) — 2.2 mi, 145° SE
  • Caerloggas Downs (Park) — 2.8 mi, 195° SSW
  • Luxulyan Valley (Valley) — 3.2 mi, 140° SE
  • Great Treverbyn Mica Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.2 mi, 193° SSW
  • Checker’s Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 3.2 mi, 138° SE
  • Metal Giant (Public Artwork) — 3.7 mi, 162° SSE
  • Higher Pit View (Viewpoint) — 3.7 mi, 209° SSW
  • Lee Moor Steam Locomotive (Attraction) — 3.7 mi, 207° SSW
  • Lansalson Pit View (Viewpoint) — 3.7 mi, 204° SSW
  • Wheal Martyn Clay Works (Museum) — 3.7 mi, 206° SSW
  • The Core (Museum) — 3.8 mi, 160° SSE
  • Eden Project (Attraction) — 3.8 mi, 162° SSE
  • Lanhydrock House (Attraction) — 3.8 mi, 059° ENE
  • Trethurgy Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.1 mi, 183° S
  • Gilbert's Monument (Monument) — 4.2 mi, 030° NNE
  • Bodmin Town Leat (River) — 4.4 mi, 017° NNE
  • Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Museum (Museum) — 4.4 mi, 034° NE
  • Camel Valley Vineyard (Attraction) — 4.4 mi, 354° N
  • Lostwithiel Museum (Museum) — 4.5 mi, 095° E
  • Restormel Castle (Castle) — 4.5 mi, 082° E
  • Tregrehan (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 4.6 mi, 162° SSE · 50 ha

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About This Bodwen Map Page

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 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.