Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Garras, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Garras 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 Garras, 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 | Garras |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.071480 |
| Longitude | -5.211460 |
| Place Type | Village |
Garras holds the quiet, unassuming composure of a place where the salt-heavy air of the Lizard Peninsula softens the edges of every stone wall. It lies 3.5 miles south-east of Helston (from Helston: bearing 126°T, OS grid SW 702 239), and is situated south-south-west of Mawgan village. The landscape around Garras unfolds in a series of gentle, purposeful slopes that draw the eye toward the sheltered inlets of the coast. To the north, the brackish stillness of Ponsontuel Creek marks the transition from solid ground to the tidal rhythms of the Helford River. A short distance away, the ancient, enduring presence of the Halliggye fogou remains hidden beneath the earth, a subterranean echo of lives lived in the iron-wrought shadows of the past. Beyond these historic depths, the expansive, wooded grounds of Trelowarren offer a verdant contrast to the exposed, wind-swept fields that define the immediate horizon. The light here possesses a singular, pearlescent quality, reflecting off the granite and the damp earth to bathe the lanes in a pale, silver clarity. Garras remains a place of profound stillness, where the hum of the modern world is routinely eclipsed by the persistent, unhurried breath of the surrounding countryside.
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Explore Garras, 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: 50.071480, -5.211460. 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. |