Barripper is a small hamlet in west Cornwall, a short distance from Camborne, where the landscape is quietly rural with scattered farms and cottages. Like much of the area its character has been shaped by the 18th–19th century tin and copper mining boom, so you still find reminders of engine houses and old mine workings; today the local economy is largely agricultural or residential, with many people commuting to nearby towns while enjoying easy access to Cornish countryside and the coast.
Penponds sits on the western fringe of Camborne and feels more like a compact village, combining housing, local services and green spaces. It shares the region’s mining heritage and a strong Cornish identity, with community life often focussed on village halls, clubs and outdoor pursuits - walkers and enthusiasts of industrial archaeology are commonly drawn to the surrounding lanes, ponds and remnants of the former mining landscape.
Postcode districts covering Barripper and Penponds
Most populated places nearby
- Redruth 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Falmouth 11.2 miles18 km
- Truro 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Camborne 1.2 miles2 km
- Newquay 18.3 miles29.5 km
- Penzance 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Helston 6.9 miles11.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Camborne Trelowarren Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- Camborne Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- Camborne West & Treswithian Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Troon Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Praze-an-Beeble Built-up area 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill Ward 1.8 miles3 km
- Gwinear-Gwithian Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Reawla Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Four Lanes, Beacon & Troon Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Crowan Parish 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Connor Downs Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Tolvaddon Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
Example postcodes in Barripper and Penponds
TR14 0QX, TR14 0QZ, TR14 0RE, TR14 0QP, TR14 0RB, TR14 0QR, TR14 0QG, TR14 0RA, TR14 0QW … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 21.8 miles35.1 km
- Exeter International Airport 91.4 miles147.1 km
- Camborne Railway Station 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Redruth Railway Station 4.6 miles7.3 km
Hotels near Barripper and Penponds Ad
- Portreath Arms 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Penventon Park Hotel 4 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Tyacks Hotel 3 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Pedn Olva 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Beacon Country House Hotel 3 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Boskerris Hotel 4 6.6 miles10.7 km
- The Old Quay House 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Inn for All Seasons 5 miles8.1 km
- The Gannet Inn 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Atlantic Heights Guest House 7.6 miles12.3 km
Schools in Barripper and Penponds
- Penponds School Primary
Local points of interest
- Chapel Porth Beach Beach 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Penzance Harbour Harbour 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Wharfside Shopping Centre Shopping centre 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Swanpool Beach Beach 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Penwith College College 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Gylly Beach Beach 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Perranzabuloe Museum Museum 12.4 miles20 km
- Perranporth Beach Beach 12.4 miles20 km
- Mullion Harbour Harbour 13 miles21 km
- Mên-an-Tol Archaeological site 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Lamorran House Gardens Gardens 13.3 miles21.5 km
- Pencalenick Estate 14 miles22.5 km