Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Herniss, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Herniss 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 Herniss, 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 | Herniss |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.165639 |
| Longitude | -5.173670 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Herniss emerges from the damp, granite-flecked earth of Cornwall as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the low, grey light of the Atlantic. It lies 3.1 miles west of Penryn (from Penryn: bearing 267°T, OS grid SW 734 343), and is situated east-north-east of Rame Cross village. The wind here carries a sharp, metallic clarity, sweeping across the fields toward the sheltered hollows where the ancient past remains etched in stone. To the south-south-west, the Two Bowl Barrows 250M West Of Silverwell Farm stand as silent, grassy sentinels, marking a landscape that has long been shaped by agrarian toil. Herniss occupies a position where the horizon feels expansive, yet the immediate ground holds the weight of centuries beneath its thin, stubborn soil. Further north, the Stithians Stream carves a cooling path through the terrain, offering a vital, restless contrast to the stillness of the surrounding pastures. The light in this corner of the world often shifts with an unsettling speed, turning the meadows into bruised shades of violet before the rain arrives. These modest lanes and hedge-lined boundaries possess an enduring, unsentimental character that resists the encroaching pace of the modern world.
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Explore Herniss, 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: 50.165639, -5.173670. 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. |