Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Crofthandy, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Crofthandy 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.
| Place | Crofthandy |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.238878 |
| Longitude | -5.175210 |
| Place Type | Village |
Crofthandy, a quiet Cornish hamlet, lies cradled by the rolling Cornish countryside. It lies 3.6 km east of Redruth (from Redruth: bearing 82°T, OS grid SW 736 424), and is situated south of Little Beside village. The air here often carries the faint, earthy scent of damp soil and grazing sheep, a constant reminder of the agricultural heart that beats within Crofthandy. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-brooding Cornish skies, can cast a surprisingly warm glow upon the stone cottages, illuminating their weathered textures. In the distance, the land slopes gently towards unseen horizons, a landscape shaped by ancient farming practices and the persistent breath of the Atlantic. Crofthandy, though small, holds a certain quiet gravity, a sense of enduring simplicity.
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Explore Crofthandy, 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: 50.238878, -5.175210. 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 | June 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. |