Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Polgooth, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Polgooth 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 Polgooth, 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of Cornwall or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Polgooth and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Polgooth |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.320141 |
| Longitude | -4.816885 |
| Place Type | Village |
Polgooth retains a quiet gravity, shaped by the deep, industrial echoes of its past. It lies 1.7 miles south-west of St Austell (from St Austell: bearing 222°T, OS grid SW 995 504), and is situated east-south-east of Trelowth village. The landscape here feels heavy with the memory of tin, where the skeletal remains of the South Polgooth Mine still haunt the hillsides like rusted sentinels of a vanished trade. Water moves with purpose through the valley, as the Polgooth Stream carves a narrow, persistent path that catches the low, slanted light of the Cornish afternoon. Beyond the immediate dwellings, the ground rises toward the prominence of Sticker Down, providing a vantage point where the wind carries a salt-sharpened chill from the nearby coast. Buildings in Polgooth often wear the grey, sturdy face of local stone, reflecting a utilitarian permanence that has outlasted the boom of the mines. The air here holds a stillness that suggests a life lived away from the main thoroughfares, where the hum of modern traffic is replaced by the rhythmic clatter of birds in the hedgerows. It is a place that demands a slow pace, rewarding the curious eye with the subtle, enduring textures of a working history.
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Explore Polgooth, 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: 50.320141, -4.816885. 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. |