Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Ruan Minor, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Ruan Minor 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.
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| Place | Ruan Minor |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 49.993428 |
| Longitude | -5.182139 |
| Place Type | Village |
Granite-walled cottages and low-slung hedges define the character of Ruan Minor, where the Atlantic salt air clings to every stone. It lies 8.5 miles south-south-east of Helston (from Helston: bearing 151°T, OS grid SW 720 152), and is situated north of Cadgwith village. The landscape here is shaped by the ancient, hard geology of the Lizard Peninsula, where the earth yields only to the most determined roots. A short walk from the centre, the Poltesco Valley descends toward the sea, its sheltered hollows offering a stark contrast to the exposed, windswept headlands nearby. The light in Ruan Minor possesses a sharp, clarifying quality, frequently illuminating the weathered remnants of the nearby Lizard Serpentine Works where industry once carved beauty from the dark, variegated rock. Centuries of quiet agricultural life have left their mark upon the soil, marked by the presence of hidden monuments that anchor the geography to a deeper, older timeline. Residents walk lanes that have been worn smooth by generations of passage, maintaining a rhythm dictated more by the turning tides than the frantic pace of the modern world. Ruan Minor remains a place where the boundary between the cultivated garden and the wild, gorse-covered heath is thin and porous.
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Explore Ruan Minor, 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: 49.993428, -5.182139. 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. |