Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Playing Place, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Playing Place 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 Playing Place, 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 | Playing Place |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.233783 |
| Longitude | -5.067245 |
| Place Type | Village |
Playing Place draws a quiet breath of salt air from the nearby estuaries, its lanes defined by the soft, grey light that often lingers over the Cornish peninsula. It lies 2.2 miles south-south-west of Truro (from Truro: bearing 199°T, OS grid SW 813 415), and is situated north-north-west of Penelewey village. Ancient earthworks endure in the surrounding fields, such as the Two Rounds at Playing Place, where the low, grassy banks hold the stillness of centuries against the modern hum of the road. Beyond these remnants, the landscape tilts gently toward the Malpas Estuary, where the tidal waters pull back to reveal a gleaming expanse of mudflats and salt-marsh. The local terrain reflects a history of agrarian patience, marked by the presence of a round barrow near Penventon that stands as a silent sentinel over the rolling topography. Playing Place maintains a character defined by this proximity to both the open, windswept ridges and the sheltered, river-fed valleys that drain towards the coast. Beneath the expansive sky, the rhythm of daily life unfolds with a steady, unpretentious clarity that mirrors the enduring nature of the soil itself.
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Explore Playing Place, 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: 50.233783, -5.067245. 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. |