Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Scarcewater, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Scarcewater 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 Scarcewater, 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of Cornwall or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Scarcewater and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Scarcewater |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.353827 |
| Longitude | -4.928995 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
Scarcewater commands a quiet corner of the Cornish landscape, where the earth holds the memory of ancient industry beneath a broad, shifting sky. It lies 5.6 miles south of St Columb Major (from St Columb Major: bearing 175°T, OS grid SW 917 545), and is situated west of Stepaside village. The terrain here rises in modest swells, marked by the silent, grass-grown humps of the Four Round Barrows 480M North Of Besowsa that stand as enduring sentinels over the fields. A particular clarity of light often descends upon these slopes, illuminating the rugged textures of the soil and the deep greens of the surrounding hedgerows. Further to the southeast, the remnants of the South Terras Mine Sssi reflect a legacy of extraction that once defined the rhythm of local labour. Scarcewater remains anchored to this mineral-rich geography, where the passage of time is measured more by the slow erosion of stone than by the frantic pace of modernity. The air carries a crisp, unadorned quality, circulating freely across the open ground and through the hollows that define this part of the county.
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Explore Scarcewater, 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: 50.353827, -4.928995. 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. |