Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore St Gennys, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the St Gennys 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 St Gennys, 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 | St Gennys |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.744438 |
| Longitude | -4.624639 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
St Gennys commands a rugged stretch of the north Cornish coastline where the earth meets the Atlantic in a collision of grey slate and salt-flecked air. It lies 6.9 miles south-south-west of Bude (from Bude: bearing 210°T, OS grid SX 149 971), and is situated north-east of Crackington Haven village. The terrain here rises sharply from the shore, defined by the geological drama of the Boscastle To Widemouth Sssi, where the cliffs are folded like ancient, discarded linens. Inland, the fields are small and stubborn, hemmed in by stone banks that hold the heat of the day long after the sun has dipped below the horizon. A mere half-mile to the north-north-west, the Promontory Fort N Of Village guards the headland, a silent reminder of those who once watched the same turbulent tides. St Gennys remains shaped by this vertical landscape, where the wind carries a constant, low-frequency hum of the sea against the rock. Life here moves in accordance with the weather, a stark contrast to the sheltered valleys tucked further inland. The light in this corner of the world is thin and searching, casting long, sharp shadows that give the stone walls a tactile, weathered weight.
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Explore St Gennys, 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: 50.744438, -4.624639. 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. |