(Suburban Area near Carn Brea Village)
Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Church Town, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Church Town 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 Church Town, 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.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Cornwall or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Church Town and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Place | Church Town |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.226957 |
| Longitude | -5.238111 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Church Town observes the slow transition of Cornish light as it shifts across the rugged granite spine of the nearby landscape. It lies 0.8 miles south-west of Redruth (from Redruth: bearing 229°T, OS grid SW 691 413), and is situated east of Carn Brea Village village. The horizon here is dominated by the enduring silhouette of Carn Brea, a hill where the ancient stones of a Neolithic enclosure and a medieval castle seem to pull the very clouds toward their weathered summits. Below this elevated sentinel, the terrain slopes gently toward the verdant, sheltered depths of Church Coombe, where the air grows noticeably cooler and carries the damp, sweet scent of sheltered ferns. Church Town maintains a quiet dignity, grounded by the legacy of mineral extraction that once defined the industry of these rolling hills. Residents often walk the short distance to the House of Water, a reservoir that reflects the changing temperaments of the sky with a mirror-like clarity. The proximity of these prehistoric remnants and industrial scars grants Church Town a unique texture, where the modern suburban pace meets the heavy, unyielding presence of deep geological time. Each evening, the shadows lengthen across the local lanes, turning the grey granite walls into soft, charcoal sketches against the fading amber glow.
Loading news…
Loading news-world…
Loading news-world…
Explore Church Town, 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: 50.226957, -5.238111. 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. |