Traditional county: Cornwall · Unitary authority: Isles of Scilly · Region: South West
Explore Lower Town, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Lower Town 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 Lower Town, 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 | Lower Town |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Unitary Authority | Isles of Scilly |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 49.965779 |
| Longitude | -6.302118 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Salt-crusted stone walls define the perimeter of Lower Town, where the Atlantic air carries a sharp, metallic tang of brine. It lies 3.6 miles north of Hugh Town (from Hugh Town: bearing 10°T, OS grid SV 915 161), and is situated west-north-west of Higher Town village. The terrain here is shaped by the relentless friction of the sea, leaving the land lean and exposed to the scouring winds. To the north, the slopes of Tinkler's Hill rise like a dormant spine, scarred by the grey, forgotten remnants of a post-medieval kelp pit. Lower Town remains a place of quiet endurance, where the light shifts across the water with a brittle, silver intensity. Beyond the immediate dwellings, the damp earth of Goat's Point absorbs the retreating tide, leaving behind a glistening, dark expanse of silt. Ancient cairns crown the nearby heights, marking a landscape that has long traded its secrets with the sky. Every path around Lower Town suggests a history written in granite and wind rather than ink.
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Explore Lower Town, 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: 49.965779, -6.302118. 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. |