Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Gwithian, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Gwithian 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 Gwithian, 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 | Gwithian |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.221087 |
| Longitude | -5.385501 |
| Place Type | Village |
Gwithian wears the salt-stiffened light of the Atlantic like a translucent veil, casting a pale, shifting glow over the dunes that roll toward the horizon. It lies 3.0 miles north-north-east of Hayle (from Hayle: bearing 32°T, OS grid SW 586 411), and is situated north-north-east of Upton Towans village. Beyond the stone walls of the ancient parish, the weathered Churchyard Cross in Gwithian Churchyard stands as a silent sentinel, its granite features smoothed by centuries of relentless sea air. To the north, the skeletal remains of St Gothian’s Chapel emerge from the shifting sands, a fragile reminder of a medieval past reclaimed by the restless tides. The landscape here is defined by the Gwithian to Mexico Towans SSSI, a vast expanse where marram grass bows in rhythmic unison under the pressure of the prevailing westerlies. Beneath the open sky, the soil feels thin and quick, harbouring a quiet tenacity in the vegetation that clings to the exposed earth. Gwithian draws its character not from the bustle of commerce, but from the singular, stark clarity of the coastline where the ocean meets the land. In the stillness of the afternoon, one might discern the faint, enduring pulse of a place that remains indifferent to the frantic pace of the modern world.
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Explore Gwithian, 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: 50.221087, -5.385501. 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. |