Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Foxhole, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Foxhole 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.
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| Place | Foxhole |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.357637 |
| Longitude | -4.861302 |
| Place Type | Village |
Foxhole claims its place upon the rugged, elevated spine of mid-Cornwall, where the earth holds the pale, powdery residue of a long-standing china clay legacy. It lies 3.4 miles west-north-west of St Austell (from St Austell: bearing 293°T, OS grid SW 965 547), and is situated south-south-east of Goverseth village. The light here possesses a singular clarity, often catching the high, stark edges of the Carpalla Mica Dam as it mirrors the shifting moods of the Atlantic sky. To the south-west, the ancient, grassy ramparts of the Earlier Prehistoric Hillfort and Round Cairn at St Stephen's Beacon silently command the horizon, a reminder of those who first read the contours of this land. Foxhole retains a sturdy, unpretentious character, shaped by the industrial rhythm of the pits that once defined the labour of its residents. Below the village, the land drops away toward the historic Tregargus Quarries, where the stone-grinding mills still carry the quiet weight of nineteenth-century ingenuity. On clear afternoons, the wind sweeps across the open heights, carrying the sharp, clean scent of gorse and the lingering mineral dust of the clay works. This landscape does not offer soft comforts, but instead presents a stark, honest beauty that commands respect from those who traverse its slopes.
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Explore Foxhole, 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: 50.357637, -4.861302. 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. |