Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Towan Cross, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Towan Cross 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 Towan Cross, 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 | Towan Cross |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.290853 |
| Longitude | -5.219758 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Towan Cross emerges from the Cornish landscape as a modest collection of dwellings shaped by the wind and the salt-heavy air of the Atlantic. It lies 3.9 miles north of Redruth (from Redruth: bearing 3°T, OS grid SW 707 483), and is situated north-west of Mount Hawke village. The horizon here is dominated by the silhouette of St Agnes Beacon, a landmark that draws the eye upward toward the wide, indifferent sky. Below this elevation, the land dips into the verdant folds of Chapel Coombe, where the valley holds a quiet, damp stillness in contrast to the exposed ridges. Ancient earthworks like the Bolster Bank trace the contours of the nearby hills, reminding observers of a time when the topography was marked by defensive toil rather than modern lanes. The light at Towan Cross possesses a peculiar, translucent quality, catching the granite walls of the houses and casting long, sharp shadows across the road as the sun descends toward the sea. Industry once pulsed beneath the surface of this soil, leaving behind echoes of mining heritage that now quietly surrender to the encroaching gorse and heather. Every breeze carries a faint, rhythmic reminder of the distant coastline, grounding the geography of Towan Cross in the harsh, beautiful reality of the South West.
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Explore Towan Cross, 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: 50.290853, -5.219758. 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. |