Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Sharptor, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Sharptor 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 Sharptor, 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 | Sharptor |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.532588 |
| Longitude | -4.456961 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Sharptor holds the quiet, rugged composure of a place defined by the granite spine of Bodmin Moor. It lies 5.4 miles north of Liskeard (from Liskeard: bearing 4°T, OS grid SX 259 731), and is situated west-south-west of Henwood village. The light here possesses a peculiar clarity, washing over the gorse and heather with a brilliance that renders the distant horizon sharp enough to cut. To the north-north-east, the mass of Sharp Tor commands the skyline, acting as a silent sentinel over the modest cluster of dwellings. Beneath the heather, the earth preserves the memory of older inhabitants, evidenced by the scattered stones of a prehistoric field system that stretches out toward Wardbrook Farm. These ancient remnants sit in conversation with the open sky, their presence felt rather than seen amidst the coarse grasses. Further south, the weathered silhouette of Stowe's Hill rises, its summit home to the remnants of a hillfort where the wind carries a persistent, restless energy. Sharptor remains a point of departure for those who seek the solitude of high, uncultivated ground, where the air tastes of salt and cold stone.
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Explore Sharptor, 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: 50.532588, -4.456961. 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. |