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Penelewey Cornwall Map

Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West

Explore Penelewey, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Penelewey 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.

Interactive Map of Penelewey, Cornwall

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Penelewey, 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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PlacePenelewey
Traditional CountyCornwall
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude50.223404
Longitude-5.061054
Place TypeVillage

About Penelewey

Penelewey commands a quiet authority over the verdant slopes that descend toward the Carrick Roads. It lies 2.8 miles south of Truro (from Truro: bearing 189°T, OS grid SW 817 404), and is situated south-south-east of Playing Place village. Sunlight here possesses a peculiar, silvered clarity, catching the damp moss on ancient boundary walls and illuminating the persistent, slow pulse of the Cornish countryside. To the south-east, the expansive, Grade II* registered grounds of Trelissick offer a disciplined elegance of formal gardens and parkland that contrasts with the wilder, unkempt hedgerows defining the local lanes. Penelewey retains a stubborn independence, its lanes winding with a logic dictated more by the contours of the earth than by the convenience of modern transit. A short distance to the north-west, the silence of the landscape is underscored by the presence of a scheduled round barrow, a silent earthen witness to generations long since dissolved into the soil. The air frequently carries a faint, saline tang drifting up from the nearby estuary, reminding those who inhabit Penelewey of the proximity of the tides. Such geographic markers serve as anchor points in a terrain where the horizon is constantly softened by the heavy, moisture-laden skies of the South West.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Round Barrow 290M North East Of Penventon (Scheduled Monument) — 0.6 mi, 325° NW
  • Round Barrow 230M South West Of Killiganoon Manor (Scheduled Monument) — 0.7 mi, 268° W
  • Two Rounds At Playing Place, 960M And 970M South West Of Carlyon Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 0.9 mi, 349° N
  • The Green (Park) — 1.2 mi, 198° SSW
  • Trelissick (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 1.4 mi, 129° SE · 106 ha
  • Loe Beach (Beach) — 1.6 mi, 160° SSE
  • Pill Point (Wetland) — 1.7 mi, 151° SSE
  • Turnaware Point (Wetland) — 1.8 mi, 138° SE
  • Truro River (River) — 1.9 mi, 044° NE
  • Carrine Common & Penwethers Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.1 mi, 323° NW · 46 ha
  • Malpas Estuary Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.1 mi, 033° NNE · 102 ha
  • Boscawen Park (Park) — 2.2 mi, 027° NNE
  • Carclew (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.3 mi, 229° SW · 157 ha
  • River Tinney (River) — 2.4 mi, 322° NW
  • Lander Monument (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 006° N
  • Tregothnan (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 2.6 mi, 077° ENE · 157 ha
  • The Plaza (Cinema) — 2.7 mi, 008° N
  • The Drummer (Public Artwork) — 2.7 mi, 010° N
  • Hall for Cornwall (Theatre) — 2.8 mi, 010° N
  • Standing Cross (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 008° N
  • Royal Cornwall Museum (Museum) — 2.8 mi, 006° N
  • Burrell Classrooms & Theatre (Theatre) — 2.8 mi, 017° NNE
  • Enys Gardens (Museum) — 3.0 mi, 211° SSW
  • Merther Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.2 mi, 049° NE
  • Tresemple Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.5 mi, 040° NE
  • Orchard Vale (Valley) — 4.0 mi, 183° S
  • Penryn Museum (Museum) — 4.2 mi, 206° SSW
  • Gunpowder House (Historic Ruins) — 4.3 mi, 245° WSW
  • Wheal Maid Tailings (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.4 mi, 283° WNW
  • Well Beach (Beach) — 4.5 mi, 186° S

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About This Penelewey Map Page

Explore Penelewey, 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: 50.223404, -5.061054. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.