Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Townshend, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Townshend 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 Townshend, 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.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Cornwall or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Townshend and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Townshend |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.146632 |
| Longitude | -5.371626 |
| Place Type | Village |
Townshend emerges from the quiet, rolling contours of West Cornwall where the air carries a persistent, saline clarity. It lies 3.4 miles south-east of Hayle (from Hayle: bearing 140°T, OS grid SW 592 328), and is situated north-west of Godolphin Cross village. The landscape surrounding Townshend bears the deep, scarred signatures of a rich mining heritage, forming part of the Cornwall And West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site. Just a short distance away, the venerable stones of Godolphin House hold a heavy, enduring stillness that contrasts with the bustling winds sweeping across the nearby fields. Golden light often catches the rugged, uneven textures of the granite remnants left by those who laboured in the earth centuries ago. This terrain possesses a stark, unadorned beauty, defined by the sharp lines of old hedgerows and the relentless reach of the Atlantic sky. Townshend remains a place of subtle shifts, where the history of the soil is etched into the very pace of the passing seasons.
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Explore Townshend, 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: 50.146632, -5.371626. 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. |