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.
| Place | Drift |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.101723 |
| Longitude | -5.582835 |
| Place Type | Village |
Drift lies where the land begins to soften towards the Cornish coast. It lies 2.4 km west-south-west of Newlyn (from Newlyn: bearing 256°T, OS grid SW 438 285), and is situated west of Tredavoe village. The air here carries a faint, saline whisper, a reminder of the sea's proximity, yet the village itself rests in a gentle fold of the countryside, a place where sunlight often seems to linger a moment longer on the rough-hewn stone of its cottages. The landscape around Drift is a muted palette of greens and greys, punctuated by the stoic presence of granite outcrops, hinting at the ancient bones of the land. A quiet hum of agricultural life often drifts through the lanes, a subtle counterpoint to the distant cry of gulls.
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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 | 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. |