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 miles
- Falmouth 11.2 miles
- Truro 11.9 miles
- Camborne 1.2 miles
- Newquay 18.3 miles
- Penzance 11.6 miles
- Helston 6.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Camborne Trelowarren Ward 1.2 miles
- Camborne Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Camborne West & Treswithian Ward 1.4 miles
- Troon Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Praze-an-Beeble Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill Ward 1.8 miles
- Gwinear-Gwithian Parish 1.9 miles
- Reawla Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Four Lanes, Beacon & Troon Ward 2.1 miles
- Crowan Parish 2.3 miles
- Connor Downs Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Tolvaddon Built-up area 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in Barripper and Penponds
TR14 0QN, TR14 0QH, TR14 0QG, TR14 0QP, TR14 0FY, TR14 0RB, TR14 0QW, TR14 0QE, TR14 0QT … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 21.8 miles
- Exeter International Airport 91.4 miles
- Camborne Railway Station 1.1 miles
- Redruth Railway Station 4.6 miles
Hotels near Barripper and Penponds Ad
- Lowenac Hotel 0.9 miles
- Tyacks Hotel 3 1.1 miles
- St aubyn arms 1.4 miles
- Premier Inn Camborne 3 1.1 miles
- Penventon Park Hotel 4 4.2 miles
- Gwithian Holidays, Godrevy House 3 3.4 miles
- Premier Inn Hayle 3 3.7 miles
- Portreath Arms 3 4.4 miles
- The Star Inn 5.7 miles
- The Old Quay House 5.7 miles
Schools in Barripper and Penponds
- Penponds School Primary
Local points of interest
- Chapel Porth Beach Beach 7.8 miles
- Penzance Harbour Harbour 11.1 miles
- Wharfside Shopping Centre Shopping centre 11.1 miles
- Swanpool Beach Beach 11.3 miles
- Penwith College College 11.4 miles
- Gylly Beach Beach 11.6 miles
- Perranzabuloe Museum Museum 12.4 miles
- Perranporth Beach Beach 12.4 miles
- Mullion Harbour Harbour 13 miles
- Mên-an-Tol Archaeological site 13.1 miles
- Lamorran House Gardens Gardens 13.3 miles
- Pencalenick Estate 14 miles