Traditional county: Cornwall · Unitary authority: Isles of Scilly · Region: South West
Explore Maypole, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Maypole 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 | Maypole |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Unitary Authority | Isles of Scilly |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 49.924451 |
| Longitude | -6.292647 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Maypole, a quiet corner of Cornwall, holds its own distinct character. It lies 2.0 km east-north-east of Hugh Town (from Hugh Town: bearing 57°T, OS grid SV 920 115), and is situated north-north-east of Old Town village. The gentle slope of the land here catches the western light, bathing the small cluster of stone cottages in a soft, diffused glow that seems to linger longer than elsewhere. The air, carrying the faint salt tang of the nearby sea, often carries also the murmur of conversations from the small green, a place where the island’s life occasionally coalesces. Maypole’s history is not one of grand pronouncements but of steady, enduring presence, a testament to the quiet resilience of its inhabitants through changing seasons and tides.
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Explore Maypole, 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: 49.924451, -6.292647. 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. |