(Village near Fraddon)
Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
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| Place | Penhale |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.380684 |
| Longitude | -4.941947 |
| Place Type | Village |
Penhale endures as a modest cluster of dwellings amidst the verdant, rolling expanses of mid-Cornwall. It lies 3.7 miles south of St Columb Major (from St Columb Major: bearing 181°T, OS grid SW 909 575), and is situated south-south-west of Fraddon village. The horizon here is defined by a vast, open sky that frequently shifts from bruised purple to a pale, luminous gold, casting long shadows across the fields. To the north-east, the historic Preaching Pit called The Queen's Pit remains a singular hollow in the earth, marking where voices once rose in fervent, echoing prayer. The land around Penhale slopes gently toward the winding path of the River Gannel, whose waters pulse with a quiet, persistent vitality through the deeper valleys. Local life is governed by the slow transition of seasons, where the damp, iron-rich soil supports a landscape of enduring agricultural character. Ancient boundary markers and stone remnants, such as the cross in the nearby St Enoder churchyard, serve as silent sentinels of a long-standing human presence. Penhale retains a quiet dignity, possessing a rugged composure that feels quite apart from the hurried pace of modern industry.
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Explore Penhale, 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: 50.380684, -4.941947. 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. |