Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Philleigh, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Philleigh 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 Philleigh, 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 | Philleigh |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.215985 |
| Longitude | -4.984930 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Philleigh commands a quiet authority over the Roseland Peninsula, where the air holds the faint, saline promise of the nearby coast. It lies 4.4 miles south-east of Truro (from Truro: bearing 138°T, OS grid SW 871 393), and is situated south-west of Ruan Lanihorne village. The landscape surrounding Philleigh is defined by the slow, rhythmic tides of the Percuil River, which carve deep, sinuous channels through the soft earth. To the north-west, the sprawling canopy of the Tregothnan estate creates a dense, verdant horizon that seems to absorb the afternoon sun. Ancient earthworks remain visible in the fields, such as the multivallate defences of Dingerein Castle, which remind the observer that these ridges have long been held by those who watched the horizon. The sunlight here has a peculiar, heavy clarity, turning the local stone to a pale gold in the late hours of the day. One finds that Philleigh retains a sense of seclusion, far removed from the frantic pace of the modern world, as if the land itself prefers to keep its own counsel. The local architecture remains low and robust, built to endure the salt-laden winds that sweep across the peninsula from the sea.
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Explore Philleigh, 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: 50.215985, -4.984930. 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. |