Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Boscean, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Boscean 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 | Boscean |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.131046 |
| Longitude | -5.690879 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
Boscean clings to the rugged Cornish landscape, a testament to lives lived close to the earth. It lies 1.1 km north-west of St Just (from St Just: bearing 313°T, OS grid SW 363 321), and is situated south-west of Botallack village. Here, the wind often carries the tang of the sea, even though the coast itself is a short journey over undulating ground, and the granite cottages seem to absorb the very light of the south-west. The air, particularly on a clear afternoon, can hold a peculiar luminescence, making the hardy gorse on the surrounding heath glow with an almost unnatural vibrancy. The quiet persistence of Boscean echoes the enduring spirit of the tin miners who once toiled in this unforgiving terrain, their legacy etched into the very stone of the land. A keen eye might spot the faint outlines of old mine workings, subtle scars upon the otherwise untamed beauty of the region.
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Explore Boscean, 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: 50.131046, -5.690879. 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. |