Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Cripplesease, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Cripplesease 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 Cripplesease, 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 | Cripplesease |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.177229 |
| Longitude | -5.502203 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Cripplesease holds the quiet, stony gravity of the Penwith peninsula, where the Atlantic winds carry the salt of the coast across high, granite-strewn pastures. It lies 2.5 miles south-south-west of St Ives (from St Ives: bearing 202°T, OS grid SW 500 366), and is situated north-north-east of Nancledra village. The land here rises in rugged, unyielding swells, dominated by the brooding presence of Trink Hill just a short distance to the north-east, which watches over the scattered homesteads with a watchful, ancient indifference. Beneath the shifting, bruised clouds of a Cornish afternoon, the light often catches the grey, lichen-crusted walls that define the boundaries of Cripplesease, turning the granite into something almost luminous. To the east, the distinct profile of Trencrom Hill anchors the horizon, serving as a silent sentinel over the agricultural life that has long defined these windswept slopes. The earth here is thin and demanding, forcing the eye to appreciate the stark, skeletal beauty of the gorse and the low-growing scrub that thrives in the absence of deep, sheltered valleys. Life in Cripplesease persists in harmony with these elemental forces, far removed from the bustle of the northern ports, where the only urgency is the slow, deliberate turning of the seasons.
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Explore Cripplesease, 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: 50.177229, -5.502203. 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. |