Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Porthilly, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Porthilly 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.
| Place | Porthilly |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.542587 |
| Longitude | -4.911349 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Porthilly, a coastal parish, draws its character from the estuary's embrace. It lies 2.1 km east of Padstow (from Padstow: bearing 87°T, OS grid SW 938 754), and is situated north of Rock village. Here, the air carries the tang of salt and the distant cry of gulls, a constant reminder of the Camel Estuary's tidal reach. The landscape unfolds in gentle slopes, where fields, often a vibrant patchwork under the Cornish sky, meet the water's edge. Porthilly's essence is tied to this liminal space, where land surrenders to the sea, and where the light, particularly in the late afternoon, can cast a luminous glow over the mudflats and the scattered boats.
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Explore Porthilly, 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: 50.542587, -4.911349. 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 | June 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. |