Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Gillan, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Gillan 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 | Gillan |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.083765 |
| Longitude | -5.097832 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Gillan breathes the quiet air of Cornwall's Lizard Peninsula, a place where the land softens into the sea. It lies 7.9 km south-south-west of Falmouth (from Falmouth: bearing 192°T, OS grid SW 784 250), and is situated east of Manaccan village. The hamlet unfolds with a gentle grace, its stone cottages gathering around a green that seems to hold the sun's lingering warmth long after it dips below the horizon. Here, the air carries the faint, salty tang of the nearby Helford River, a whisper of the maritime history that threads through this corner of England. The landscape around Gillan is a study in muted greens and greys, the fields rolling like waves towards the estuary, a quiet testament to centuries of cultivation. Even the simplest farmhouse in Gillan seems to possess an enduring strength, built from local stone that has weathered countless storms.
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Explore Gillan, 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: 50.083765, -5.097832. 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. |