Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Higher Bosavern, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Higher Bosavern 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 Higher Bosavern, 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 | Higher Bosavern |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.119008 |
| Longitude | -5.676463 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Higher Bosavern anchors itself upon the rugged granite spine of the Penwith peninsula, where the Atlantic winds scour the earth of superfluous ornament. It lies 0.4 miles south-south-east of St Just (from St Just: bearing 159°T, OS grid SW 372 308). The light here possesses a particular, sharp clarity that clarifies the edges of every dry-stone wall and gorse-thickened hedge. A short walk west-north-west brings one to the rocky outcrop of Carn Bosavern, where the prehistoric terrain offers a vantage point over a landscape defined by centuries of hard-won mining labour. Higher Bosavern retains a stark, functional beauty, grounded in the transition between the high moorland and the fertile, sheltered basins that drop towards the sea. Residents look out towards the distant, verdant folds of the Cot Valley, where the land softens into a hidden vein of lush vegetation. The air carries the faint, metallic memory of the deep shafts that once defined the industrial pulse of this westernmost corner of Cornwall. Each morning, the sun rises over the nearby churchyard crosses, casting elongated shadows that bridge the gap between the ancient, weathered stone and the contemporary life of the hamlet.
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Explore Higher Bosavern, 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: 50.119008, -5.676463. 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. |