Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Carpalla, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Carpalla 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 Carpalla, 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 | Carpalla |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.353654 |
| Longitude | -4.859754 |
| Place Type | Village |
Carpalla emerges from the stark, industrial topography of Cornwall, where the earth bears the deep scars of long-standing clay extraction. It lies 3.2 miles west-north-west of St Austell (from St Austell: bearing 289°T, OS grid SW 966 543), and is situated south-south-east of Foxhole village. The character of Carpalla is defined by the shifting light that falls across the nearby Carpalla Mica Dam, turning the still waters into a mirror of polished slate. This landscape carries the weight of a working history, where the land itself seems to hold its breath beneath the expansive, restless Cornish sky. Just a short distance to the west, the ancient earthworks of the Earlier Prehistoric Hillfort at St Stephen’s Beacon rise as a quiet reminder of those who traversed these ridges long before the modern pits were carved. Carpalla retains a singular, sparse beauty, defined less by traditional architecture and more by the rugged resilience of the surrounding granite-dusted terrain. The air here feels thin and sharp, carrying the faint, metallic scent of distant minerals and the damp promise of the Atlantic. In the quiet hours, the horizon stretches out in a series of muted, monochromatic layers that suggest a place existing in the margins of the busy world.
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Explore Carpalla, 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: 50.353654, -4.859754. 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. |