(Village near Canon's Town)
Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
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| Place | Whitecross |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.159858 |
| Longitude | -5.469521 |
| Place Type | Village |
Whitecross holds a quiet, unassuming presence within the rolling, granite-ribbed landscape of West Cornwall. It lies 2.5 miles north of Marazion (from Marazion: bearing 4°T, OS grid SW 522 346), and is situated west-south-west of Canon's Town village. The local topography rises sharply toward the ancient, windswept summit of Trencrom Hill, where the remnants of an Iron Age defended settlement command a view over the patchwork fields below. A sense of deep, unhurried time clings to the landscape, punctuated by the weathered stone of the Medieval Wayside Cross at Whitecross, which stands as a silent sentinel marking the old paths of pilgrims. The light here has a particular clarity, often sharpened by the salt-laden air that sweeps across the peninsula from the Atlantic. Beneath the soil, the influence of Cornwall’s mining heritage remains, though the land has long since surrendered to the rhythms of pasture and small-scale husbandry. Whitecross retains a modest character, defined more by its proximity to the rugged, prehistoric heights than by the bustle of the modern world.
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Explore Whitecross, 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: 50.159858, -5.469521. 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. |