Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Shortlanesend, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Shortlanesend 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 Shortlanesend, 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 | Shortlanesend |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.286991 |
| Longitude | -5.080228 |
| Place Type | Village |
Shortlanesend occupies a ridge of Cornish earth where the light seems to break more sharply against the grey slate roofs and low-slung stone walls. It lies 2.1 miles north-west of Truro (from Truro: bearing 322°T, OS grid SW 806 475). The land here slopes away in long, rhythmic folds towards the River Kenwyn, which runs through the lower reaches with a persistent, cold clarity. Ancient echoes linger in the vicinity, particularly near the Two Bowl Barrows at Two Burrows, where the earth humps upward like the spine of a sleeping creature against the horizon. Shortlanesend maintains a quiet, industrious character, serving as a gateway to the deeper, shadowed folds of the countryside. Beyond the modern rows of houses, the wind carries the scent of damp gorse and the salt-tinged air that defines this corner of the peninsula. To the east, the canopy of Bishop’s Wood gathers the afternoon shadows into a dense, silent mass of oak and beech. Life here feels tethered to the slow turn of the seasons, as the damp mist clings to the hedgerows long after the morning sun has claimed the higher ground.
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Explore Shortlanesend, 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: 50.286991, -5.080228. 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. |