Enter your search query in the box below.

Penponds Cornwall Map

Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West

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

How to Use This Penponds, Cornwall Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Penponds, 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.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

Drag the map to pan to any area of Cornwall or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Penponds and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.

Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.

PlacePenponds
Traditional CountyCornwall
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude50.205023
Longitude-5.313984
Place TypeVillage

About Penponds

Penponds maintains a quiet gravity, defined by the low, insistent hum of the Cornish landscape that stretches toward the Atlantic. It lies 0.9 miles south-west of Camborne (from Camborne: bearing 225°T, OS grid SW 636 391), and is situated north of Barripper village. The surrounding terrain drops away into the shallow, verdant depression of the Rose-in-Valley, where the light often catches the damp, silvered grasses of the lower slopes. A short distance to the south, the Boswyn Stream cuts a thin, erratic line through the earth, feeding the moisture-heavy air that clings to the local hedgerows. Penponds feels anchored by this proximity to water and the remnants of a mining legacy that once turned the soil of the surrounding parishes inside out. The nearby Wayside Cross at the Camborne Park Recreation Ground serves as a silent, stone sentinel, marking the transition from the bustling urban edge back into the hushed, agricultural folds of the countryside. These ancient markers provide a sense of long-standing order, grounding the modern lanes of Penponds in a history that predates the industrial machinery of the nineteenth century. Every autumn, the air grows sharp and thin, reflecting the stark, clear clarity of the South West sky as it settles over the slate roofs and granite walls.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Camborne Park (Park) — 0.5 mi, 034° NE
  • Barripper Stream (River) — 0.5 mi, 199° SSW
  • Wayside Cross At Camborne Park Recreation Ground (Scheduled Monument) — 0.5 mi, 038° NE
  • Boswyn Stream (River) — 0.7 mi, 184° S
  • Cross In Forecourt Of Methodist Chapel, Chapel Street (Scheduled Monument) — 0.8 mi, 054° NE
  • Wayside Cross And Cross-Base In Camborne Churchyard, 10M South West Of The Church (Scheduled Monument) — 0.8 mi, 047° NE
  • Rose-in-Valley (Valley) — 1.5 mi, 275° W
  • Carwynnen Quoit (Attraction) — 1.5 mi, 142° SE
  • Pump Engine House (Historic Ruins) — 1.6 mi, 102° ESE
  • Wolf's Shaft Engine House (Great Condurrow Mine) (Historic Ruins) — 1.6 mi, 084° E
  • King Edward Mine (Museum) — 1.7 mi, 093° E
  • Tuckingmill Valley Park (Park) — 2.0 mi, 044° NE
  • Viewing Mound (Viewpoint) — 2.2 mi, 054° NE
  • Boswyn Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.3 mi, 139° SE
  • West Cornwall Bryophytes Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.4 mi, 097° E · 54 ha
  • Totem Circle (Theatre) — 2.4 mi, 053° NE
  • Cornish Diaspora (Public Artwork) — 2.5 mi, 053° NE
  • White Cross (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 070° ENE
  • Tehidy Woods (Forest / Woodland) — 2.7 mi, 007° N
  • Cargenwen Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.7 mi, 156° SSE
  • Michell's Engine House (Museum) — 2.7 mi, 054° NE
  • Cargenwen Reservoirs (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.8 mi, 151° SSE
  • Crane Castle (Castle) — 3.0 mi, 356° N
  • Crowan Beacon (Hill / Mountain) — 3.1 mi, 143° SE
  • Carn Brea (Hill / Mountain) — 3.1 mi, 070° ENE
  • Basset Monument (Monument) — 3.1 mi, 069° ENE
  • Carn Brea Castle (Castle) — 3.3 mi, 068° ENE
  • View Over Atlantic Coast Holiday Park (Viewpoint) — 3.5 mi, 278° W
  • Loggans Moor Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.7 mi, 265° W · 11 ha
  • Gwithian Beach (Beach) — 3.8 mi, 292° WNW

Latest News: Penponds

Loading news…

World News

Loading news-world…

BBC World News

Loading news-world…

About This Penponds Map Page

Explore Penponds, 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: 50.205023, -5.313984. 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.