Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Carland Cross, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Carland Cross 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 Carland Cross, 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 | Carland Cross |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.346750 |
| Longitude | -5.025784 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Carland Cross commands a windswept prominence in Cornwall, where the horizon broadens to meet the restless Atlantic sky. It lies 5.2 miles south-south-east of Newquay (from Newquay: bearing 152°T, OS grid SW 848 540), and is situated west-south-west of Mitchell village. The ancient earth here remembers the passage of centuries, marked most poignantly by the presence of Warren’s Barrow, a silent sentinel that keeps watch over the low-lying fields just a stone’s throw to the south-west. Light plays across these open, unshielded expanses with a piercing clarity, illuminating the rugged textures of the terrain that have long defined the character of Carland Cross. Travellers passing through the crossroads often catch the scent of salt carried inland by the prevailing breeze, a reminder of the proximity of the wilder coast. To the west, the expanse of Newlyn Downs SSSI stretches out in a mosaic of heathland, providing a sanctuary for flora that thrives in the thin, unforgiving soil. The landscape possesses a stark, unadorned beauty, where the weight of history is felt not in grand architecture, but in the enduring silhouette of the surrounding barrows against the dusk. This junction serves as a vital artery, yet the spirit of the place remains tethered to the quiet, ancient rhythms of the Cornish plateau.
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Explore Carland Cross, 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: 50.346750, -5.025784. 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. |