Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore West Tolgus, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the West Tolgus 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 West Tolgus, 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 | West Tolgus |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.240431 |
| Longitude | -5.254244 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
West Tolgus commands a quiet corner of the Cornish landscape where the memory of heavy industry lingers in the soft, bruised colours of the twilight sky. It lies 1.4 miles west-north-west of Redruth (from Redruth: bearing 288°T, OS grid SW 680 428), and is situated east of Illogan village. The ground here holds the deep, metallic secrets of the nineteenth century, evidenced by the nearby Tolgus Arsenic Works, where the earth still bears the weight of a feverish, smoke-stained past. Moss clings to the weathered remnants of calciner chimneys, turning the scars of extraction into quiet, verdant monuments that watch over the modern suburban lanes. Beyond these relics, the land slopes gently towards the lush, sheltered hollow of Tolgus Mount, a place where the air feels heavier with the scent of damp bracken and shadowed history. West Tolgus maintains a steady, unassuming character, defined more by the enduring grit of its mining legacy than the passing fashions of the coast. Residents walk past the silent footprints of the past, their lives framed by the low, grey stone walls that define the perimeter of this singular, unassuming stretch of ground. Each evening, the light catches the metallic dust in the soil, casting a fleeting, copper glow across the gardens that suggests the treasures once pulled from the deep.
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Explore West Tolgus, 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: 50.240431, -5.254244. 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. |