Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Jacobstow, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Jacobstow 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.
| Place | Jacobstow |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.732729 |
| Longitude | -4.555362 |
| Place Type | Village |
Jacobstow breathes the quiet spirit of Cornwall's green heart, a place where the land rolls with a gentle, persistent grace. It lies 11.0 km south of Bude (from Bude: bearing 184°T, OS grid SX 197 956), and is situated east-north-east of Wainhouse Corner village. The surrounding countryside, a patchwork of fields often softened by a fine mist, seems to hold the very scent of damp earth and wild gorse. Within Jacobstow, the ancient stones of St. James' Church stand as a silent witness to centuries of village life, its spire a familiar point against the broad sweep of the Cornish sky. The quietude of the lanes, where hedgerows spill over with hedgerow flowers, invites contemplation, a stark contrast to the more boisterous coastal towns. Here, the pace feels attuned to the slow unfolding of the seasons, a subtle rhythm that has long guided the lives of its inhabitants.
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Explore Jacobstow, 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: 50.732729, -4.555362. 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 | June 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. |