Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Gwennap, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Gwennap 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 Gwennap, 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.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Cornwall or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Gwennap and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Gwennap |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.217095 |
| Longitude | -5.171379 |
| Place Type | Village |
Gwennap holds the quiet weight of a landscape long surrendered to the earth, where the ghosts of industry have softened into green mounds. It lies 2.7 miles east-south-east of Redruth (from Redruth: bearing 116°T, OS grid SW 738 400), and is situated south-south-east of Carharrack village. Sunlight catches the mossy surface of the Wayside Cross in Gwennap churchyard, a weathered stone sentinel that has observed the turning of seasons for centuries. Beyond the church walls, the horizon is dominated by the rugged silhouette of Carn Marth, where ancient granite scars reveal the hollowed-out ambition of past miners. The air here carries a thin, metallic sharpness, a memory of the copper and tin that once dictated the frantic heartbeat of the valley. Below the slopes, the landscape opens into a series of silent, grass-grown hummocks that speak of a time when the ground was torn open to feed the furnaces. Occasionally, the wind pulls a low, mournful sound from the distant ruins, reminding any traveller that Gwennap remains a place defined by the slow reclamation of nature over human toil.
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Explore Gwennap, 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: 50.217095, -5.171379. 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. |