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Highertown Cornwall Map

(Suburban Area near Newbridge)

Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West

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Place	Highertown
Traditional County	Cornwall
Region	South West
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	50.261395
Longitude	-5.075924
Place Type	Suburban Area

About Highertown

Highertown watches the steady, westward expansion of the Cornish capital from its elevated vantage point above the valley floor. It lies 1.1 miles west of Truro (from Truro: bearing 263°T, OS grid SW 808 446), and is situated east-north-east of Newbridge village. The morning light here often catches the slate roofs, reflecting a pale, bruised silver that hints at the maritime climate pressing in from the coast. To the southwest, the damp, tangled wildness of Carrine Common & Penwethers Sssi offers a stark, green counterpoint to the orderly suburban streets. Residents of Highertown frequently look eastward toward the spire of the cathedral, where the historic Standing Cross at High Cross marks a deeper, quieter timeline of human devotion. The air in Highertown holds a crisp, bracing quality, sharpened by the proximity of the River Kenwyn as it carves its dark, winding path toward the sea. Modern life here unfolds in the space between the bustle of the nearby urban core and the slow, rhythmic growth of the surrounding hedgerows. Highertown endures as a functional threshold, bridging the gap between the ancient, weathered granite of the interior and the rapid, insistent pace of contemporary Cornish life.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Victoria Gardens (Park) — 0.9 mi, 076° ENE
Royal Cornwall Museum (Museum) — 0.9 mi, 080° E
Lander Monument (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 098° E
The Plaza (Cinema) — 1.0 mi, 088° E
Carrine Common & Penwethers Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.1 mi, 213° SSW · 46 ha
River Tinney (River) — 1.1 mi, 231° SW
River Kenwyn (River) — 1.1 mi, 324° NW
Standing Cross At High Cross, 30M West Of Truro Cathedral (Scheduled Monument) — 1.1 mi, 082° E
Hall for Cornwall (Theatre) — 1.1 mi, 085° E
The Drummer (Public Artwork) — 1.1 mi, 086° E
Standing Cross (Monument) — 1.1 mi, 080° E
Millpool Gardens (Park) — 1.2 mi, 080° E
Round 200M North West Of Penventinnie (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 310° NW
Round Barrow 650M East Of Carrine (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 209° SSW
Burrell Classrooms & Theatre (Theatre) — 1.5 mi, 090° E
Malpas Estuary Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.0 mi, 117° ESE · 102 ha
St Clement Woods (Forest / Woodland) — 2.5 mi, 024° NNE
Victoria Point (Wetland) — 2.5 mi, 121° ESE
Malpas Point (Wetland) — 2.7 mi, 116° ESE
Bishop's Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.8 mi, 025° NNE
Tresemple Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.9 mi, 089° E
Merther Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.1 mi, 100° E
Tregothnan (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 3.8 mi, 122° ESE · 157 ha
Trelissick (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 3.9 mi, 154° SSE · 106 ha
Wheal Maid Tailings (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.0 mi, 245° WSW
Chyverton Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 4.0 mi, 351° N · 58 ha
Batter's Shaft (Historic Ruins) — 4.0 mi, 341° NNW
Loe Beach (Beach) — 4.3 mi, 164° SSE
Consols Mine Clock Tower (Historic Ruins) — 4.3 mi, 244° WSW
Piece Bottom (Valley) — 4.8 mi, 028° NNE

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