St Keverne Cornwall Map

About St Keverne

St Keverne, a Cornish village on the Lizard Peninsula, commands a robust presence against the wilder edges of England's south-west coast. It lies 11.6 km south of Falmouth (from Falmouth: bearing 185°T, OS grid SW 789 211), and is situated south-west of Trenance village. The air here carries a faint, briny tang, a constant reminder of the proximity of the sea, even when it is out of sight, and the village green, a generous expanse of turf, seems to absorb the soft, diffused light that often washes over this part of Cornwall. The parish church of St Keverne, a substantial granite edifice, stands as a solid anchor, its spire reaching towards a sky that can shift from the deepest sapphire to a bruised grey within the hour. Historically, St Keverne’s fortunes were tied to the sea and the land, with fishing and farming shaping its character through centuries, and you can still see the echoes of this in the sturdy stone cottages that cluster around the central square. The land around St Keverne rolls with a resilient beauty, a landscape that has been worked and weathered, yet retains a formidable charm, often dotted with sheep whose bleating can be carried on the sea breeze.

About This St Keverne Map Page

Explore St Keverne, 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: 50.049402, -5.089331. 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.