Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Longdowns, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Longdowns 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 Longdowns, 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 | Longdowns |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.165680 |
| Longitude | -5.161936 |
| Place Type | Village |
Granite-crowned rises and the low, persistent murmur of wind define the character of Longdowns as it commands the high ground of West Cornwall. It lies 2.6 miles west of Penryn (from Penryn: bearing 266°T, OS grid SW 742 343), and is situated east-north-east of Rame Cross village. The light here has a peculiar, bruised clarity, reflecting off the grey stone and gorse that trace the ancient boundaries of the plateau. To the north, the landscape slopes away toward the quiet, shadowed depths of Kennall Vale, where water once turned the heavy wheels of industry. Longdowns remains a place of transit and sudden, sharp views, where the horizon feels closer and more tactile than in the sheltered valleys below. Pilgrims or travellers of old might have paused near the Wayside Cross 95M Ese Of Trevales House, a stone marker that still holds its silent vigil against the passing centuries. This rugged terrain demands a certain resilience, grounding the houses of Longdowns against the Atlantic gales that sweep across the peninsula. Modern traffic now pulses through the heart of the landscape, yet the underlying geological bones of the region remain undisturbed and starkly visible.
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Explore Longdowns, 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: 50.165680, -5.161936. 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. |