Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Upton Cross, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Upton 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 Upton 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 | Upton Cross |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.524092 |
| Longitude | -4.421585 |
| Place Type | Village |
Upton Cross captures the rugged spirit of the Cornish uplands, where the sky seems to weigh heavily upon the rolling granite moors. It lies 4.9 miles west-north-west of Callington (from Callington: bearing 287°T, OS grid SX 284 721), and is situated south-west of Rilla Mill village. The light here possesses a singular, bruised clarity, often shifting rapidly as clouds race over the broad shoulder of Caradon Hill to the south-west. Beneath this vast expanse, the skeletal remains of the Whim Engine House stand as a stoic reminder of the deep, copper-veined earth that once defined the local economy. A quiet intensity lingers near the Sterts Theatre, where the open-air stage draws life from the very moorland winds that whistle through the gorse. Upton Cross maintains an austere beauty, defined by the stark contrast between the verdant fields and the dark, industrial scars of the abandoned mines. Every stone wall and lane reflects a history forged in the extraction of tin and copper, leaving a landscape that feels both abandoned and enduring. This corner of the world remains tethered to the rhythm of the weather, indifferent to the passage of modern haste.
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Explore Upton 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: 50.524092, -4.421585. 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. |