Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Polyphant, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Polyphant 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 Polyphant, 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 Polyphant and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Polyphant |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.611808 |
| Longitude | -4.457526 |
| Place Type | Village |
Granite-grey stone and the memory of deep-earth quarrying define the rugged character of Polyphant. It lies 4.5 miles west-south-west of Launceston (from Launceston: bearing 249°T, OS grid SX 262 820), and is situated north-west of Lewannick village. The landscape here holds a quiet intensity, where the light catches the rough-hewn faces of old buildings that once supplied ornate stone to cathedrals and grand estates across the country. Just a short walk from the central green, the multi-span Polyphant Bridge stands as a silent sentinel, its weathered arches reflecting the patient passage of time over the stream. Beneath the surface, the earth remains rich with geological secrets, a fact underscored by the nearby Polyphant SSSI which guards a unique outcrop of volcanic rock. The surrounding fields roll toward the horizon in shades of bruised green and ochre, offering a stark, honest beauty that feels untouched by the frantic pulse of the modern world. Farmers still work the heavy soil with a methodical persistence, their machinery humming against the vast, open sky of this Cornish corner. Here, the air carries a crisp, mineral edge, reminding anyone who passes through that Polyphant is a place carved from the very bones of the moorland.
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Explore Polyphant, 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: 50.611808, -4.457526. 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. |