Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Porkellis, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Porkellis 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 Porkellis, 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 | Porkellis |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.155561 |
| Longitude | -5.231755 |
| Place Type | Village |
Granite outcrops and verdant slopes define the rugged character of Porkellis, where the earth still holds the quiet echoes of a deep, industrial past. It lies 4.2 miles north-north-east of Helston (from Helston: bearing 27°T, OS grid SW 692 333), and is situated west-south-west of Carnkie village. The horizon here is dominated by the rising mass of Carnmenellis, a hill that draws the eye upward toward the wide, restless Cornish sky. Just to the south, the remains of Tyack’s Shaft stand as a sentinel of the old mining complex, its weathered stone offering a stark geometry against the softness of the surrounding gorse. The light in Porkellis possesses a particular clarity, catching the edges of ancient hedgerows and turning the granite walls of local cottages to the colour of pale, winter honey. Beneath the surface, the legacy of tin extraction lingers in the landscape, a silent reminder of the men who once laboured in the dark veins of the earth. Beyond the immediate fields, the expansive reach of Stithians Reservoir catches the clouds, mirroring the shifting moods of the heavens in its dark, obsidian waters. Such geography grants Porkellis a stoic resilience, anchoring it firmly within the wild, undulating heart of the peninsula.
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Explore Porkellis, 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: 50.155561, -5.231755. 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. |