Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Plaidy, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Plaidy 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 Plaidy, 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 | Plaidy |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.358652 |
| Longitude | -4.444886 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Plaidy emerges from the sharp, salt-bitten incline of the Cornish coast where the land yields abruptly to the English Channel. It lies 0.5 miles north-east of Looe (from Looe: bearing 49°T, OS grid SX 261 538). The topography here is defined by steep, verdant ridges that tumble toward the water, dictating a narrow and winding orientation for the residential lanes. A short walk reveals the quiet seclusion of Plaidy Beach, where the grey-blue slate shingle shifts rhythmically under the pull of the tide. Further along the coastline, the path toward Millendreath Beach tracks the jagged edge of the cliffs, offering an unobstructed vantage over the churning Atlantic currents. The light in this corner of the South West possesses a singular, bruised quality, often catching the white foam of the waves against the dark, iron-rich earth of the banks. Private dwellings cling to these slopes, their gardens sheltered from the prevailing winds by dense thickets of gorse and blackthorn. Plaidy remains a place of quiet transition, caught between the sheltered maritime history of the nearby harbour and the raw, exposed temperament of the open sea.
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Explore Plaidy, 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: 50.358652, -4.444886. 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. |