Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Praa Sands, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Praa Sands 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 | Praa Sands |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.104526 |
| Longitude | -5.385633 |
| Place Type | Village |
Praa Sands, a Cornish hamlet, breathes the salt tang of the Atlantic. It lies 6.6 km east-south-east of Marazion (from Marazion: bearing 109°T, OS grid SW 580 282), and is situated south-south-west of Germoe village. The wide sweep of its sands, a pale gold under the often-brooding Cornish sky, offers a stark beauty that draws the eye seaward. Here, the land slopes gently towards the restless ocean, a meeting point where the ancient granite of Cornwall surrenders to the ceaseless erosion of the tides. The air, sharp and clean, carries the distant cry of gulls and the rhythmic sigh of waves. Life in Praa Sands moves with the cadence of the sea, a quiet resilience shaped by the elements.
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Explore Praa Sands, 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: 50.104526, -5.385633. 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. |