Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Widegates, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Widegates 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 Widegates, 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 Widegates and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Place | Widegates |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.396364 |
| Longitude | -4.414912 |
| Place Type | Village |
Widegates occupies a modest, elevated position amidst the rolling topography of south-east Cornwall. It lies 3.4 miles north-north-east of Looe (from Looe: bearing 30°T, OS grid SX 284 579), and is situated north-east of No Man's Land village. The horizon here is defined by the earthworks of the Round Barrow On Bin Down, a silent sentinel that has watched the slow shifts of light across the fields since the Bronze Age. Widegates serves as a quiet conduit for the local lanes, where the hedgerows grow thick with hawthorn and the salt-tinged air hints at the proximity of the coast. To the east, the River Seaton carves its way through the landscape, feeding the verdant valleys that define this corner of the county. The ground around Widegates retains a certain stubborn character, formed by the geological legacy of the region’s ancient stone. Residents often look towards the subtle rise of the land, where the wind moves with an uninterrupted clarity that clarifies the mind. This landscape remains a place of understated endurance, where the modern pace of life finds itself softened by the enduring presence of the older, unhurried earth.
Loading news…
Loading news-world…
Loading news-world…
Explore Widegates, 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: 50.396364, -4.414912. 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. |