Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Drift, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Drift 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 Drift, 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of Cornwall or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Drift and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Drift |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.101723 |
| Longitude | -5.582835 |
| Place Type | Village |
Granite walls and salt-tossed hedgerows define the quiet character of Drift. It lies 1.5 miles west-south-west of Newlyn (from Newlyn: bearing 256°T, OS grid SW 438 285), and is situated west of Tredavoe village. The light here has a peculiar clarity, catching the grey edges of stone as it rolls inland from the Atlantic. Only a short distance away, the quiet waters of Drift Reservoir reflect the shifting moods of the Cornish sky, serving as a sanctuary for those who wander the banks. Ancient mysteries linger in the soil nearby, where the two standing stones known as the Long Stones keep a silent, unending vigil over the fields. The air carries the faint, bracing scent of the coast, tempered by the damp, mossy breath of the surrounding valley. Drift remains a place of deep stillness, where the modern world seems to slow to the pace of grazing livestock and the turning of the seasons. Each evening, the shadow of the landscape lengthens across the trackways, stitching together the history of this enduring patch of earth.
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Explore Drift, 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: 50.101723, -5.582835. 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. |