Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Washaway, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Washaway 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 Washaway, 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of Cornwall or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Washaway and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Washaway |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.494397 |
| Longitude | -4.768145 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Washaway remains a quiet anchor of Cornish heritage, marked by the steady, enduring presence of the Prior’s Cross standing as a silent sentinel at its heart. It lies 2.7 miles north-west of Bodmin (from Bodmin: bearing 306°T, OS grid SX 037 697), and is situated north-north-west of Dunmere village. The landscape here breathes with the weight of centuries, where the ancient earthwork of the Pencarrow Rounds rises nearby to remind the living of those who shaped these ridges long ago. Sunlight catches the stone of the cross, casting long, sharp shadows across the lane as if measuring the very pulse of the afternoon. Beyond the immediate dwellings, the expansive Grade II* parkland of Pencarrow stretches out, its trees acting as a verdant lung for the surrounding fields. The air carries a distinct crispness, drifting up from the nearby waterways to dampen the scent of damp earth and bracken. Washaway possesses a singular gravity, where the modern world seems to slow, yielding to the rhythm of the wind moving through the high hedges. One finds here a balance between the industry of the land and the stillness of a place that has long since settled into its own quiet purpose.
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Explore Washaway, 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: 50.494397, -4.768145. 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. |