Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Carnon Downs, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Carnon Downs 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 Carnon Downs, 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 | Carnon Downs |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.222668 |
| Longitude | -5.085096 |
| Place Type | Village |
Carnon Downs holds a quiet prominence upon the Cornish peninsula, defined by the soft, slate-grey light that filters through from the nearby Fal estuary. It lies 3.2 miles south-south-west of Truro (from Truro: bearing 208°T, OS grid SW 800 404), and is situated east-south-east of Ringwell village. The landscape here retains an ancient, lingering memory of the Bronze Age, marked by the silent presence of the round barrow located just a short distance south-east of Killiganoon Manor. Such earthworks punctuate the fields, offering a stark, circular geometry against the modern sprawl of residential lanes. To the west, the Carnon River carves a path through the lower ground, its tidal currents carrying the silt and history of old mining operations down toward the sea. The air often carries a saline sharpness, a reminder that the coast is never truly distant from these elevated ridges. Residents move through their days with a measured pace, observing the seasons as they shift the colour of the surrounding hedgerows from vibrant spring green to the muted, rusted tones of autumn. Carnon Downs exists as a transition between the bustling commerce of the county town and the deeper, untamed reaches of the southern coast.
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Explore Carnon Downs, 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: 50.222668, -5.085096. 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. |