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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Crofthandy, 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 | Crofthandy |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.238878 |
| Longitude | -5.175210 |
| Place Type | Village |
Crofthandy rises from the rugged, mineral-rich earth of Cornwall, a place where the horizon remains defined by the skeletal remains of a vanished industrial age. It lies 2.2 miles east of Redruth (from Redruth: bearing 82°T, OS grid SW 736 424), and is situated south of Little Beside village. The light here has a sharp, metallic clarity, often catching the jagged silhouettes of the nearby Chimney Ruins that punctuate the skyline like broken teeth. Beneath the surface, the ground holds the quiet weight of deep-shaft mining, a legacy that lingers in the acidic, vibrant hues of the Wheal Gorland Sssi. Crofthandy maintains a stoic character, its lanes winding through a landscape that seems to be slowly reclaimed by wild gorse and stubborn grasses. The air often carries a faint, damp chill, a reminder of the proximity to the flooded voids of the old workings. Such spaces create a stillness that feels heavy with the memory of men and machines that once laboured in the shadows of the engine houses. Even as the modern world pushes against its borders, the grit of the earth ensures that the character of the place remains stubbornly, austerely itself.
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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 | 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. |