Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Sancreed, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Sancreed 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 Sancreed, 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 | Sancreed |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.108350 |
| Longitude | -5.610217 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Granite walls and heavy, salt-touched air define the character of Sancreed, a place where the Atlantic winds brush against the rolling Cornish hills. It lies 2.7 miles west of Newlyn (from Newlyn: bearing 272°T, OS grid SW 419 293), and is situated west-north-west of Drift village. The landscape here is defined by low, stubborn ridges and fields enclosed by thick, lichen-crusted hedges that hold the history of the earth in their stony grip. Within the quietude of the churchyard, the ancient Wayside Cross-Head stands as a silent witness to centuries of passing weather and shifting light. Beyond the church, the slopes of The Beacon rise steadily, offering a vantage point where the horizon feels vast and the sky presses close to the land. The soil in Sancreed is thin and hard-won, requiring a patient hand to coax life from the rock-strewn pastures. Solitude remains a primary feature of the terrain, interrupted only by the distant, silver glint of water from the nearby Drift Reservoir. Sancreed endures as a fragment of older England, unbothered by the frantic pace of the modern world.
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Explore Sancreed, 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: 50.108350, -5.610217. 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. |