(Village near Kelly Bray)
Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Downgate, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Downgate 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 Downgate, 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 | Downgate |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.531224 |
| Longitude | -4.300141 |
| Place Type | Village |
Downgate emerges from the Cornish landscape as a cluster of dwellings defined by the rugged, mineral-rich character of the Tamar Valley. It lies 2.1 miles north-north-east of Callington (from Callington: bearing 19°T, OS grid SX 370 726), and is situated north-east of Kelly Bray village. The horizon here is dominated by the silhouette of Kit Hill, whose granite crown casts a long, thoughtful shadow over the surrounding pastures as the afternoon light begins to thin. Below these slopes, the skeletal remains of the East Holmbush Mine offer a silent, rusted record of the Victorian industry that once pulsed through the earth beneath Downgate. These weathered stone relics serve as a grounding anchor for the view, reminding the observer that the soil here holds the memory of deep shafts and heavy iron. Modern life in Downgate unfolds with a quiet persistence, far removed from the frantic pace of the coastal resorts. The air remains crisp and unburdened, carrying the scent of damp gorse and the faint, metallic tang of an old mining district. Each lane and hedgerow suggests a landscape that has long since traded the clamour of the engine house for the steady, unobserved rhythm of rural endurance.
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Explore Downgate, 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: 50.531224, -4.300141. 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. |