Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Higher Porthpean, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Higher Porthpean 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 Porthpean, 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 Porthpean |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.321778 |
| Longitude | -4.771642 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Higher Porthpean sits as a quiet collection of dwellings upon the sloping coastal terrain of South Cornwall. It lies 1.4 miles south-east of St Austell (from St Austell: bearing 143°T, OS grid SX 027 505), and is situated south-south-west of Duporth village. The land here leans toward the English Channel, where the salt-heavy air clarifies the light and sharpens the horizon into a clean, silver line. Residents of Higher Porthpean often walk the short distance to the secluded Porth Pean Beach, where the tide retreats to reveal a floor of smooth, grey stones. Further south, the grassy ramparts of the scheduled monument at Castle Gotha remain as a silent, earthwork memory of an iron-age past. Beyond the immediate fields, the sea waterfall descends over the jagged cliffs, turning the spray into a transient mist that catches the afternoon sun. This stretch of coastline maintains a sparse, rugged character, far removed from the busier ports to the west. The rhythm of the tides dictates the mood of the surroundings, pulling the focus toward the vast, blue expanse that defines the edge of the county.
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Explore Higher Porthpean, 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: 50.321778, -4.771642. 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. |