Callington is a small market town and civil parish in east Cornwall, sitting near the River Tamar and close to the Devon border. It nestles beneath the moorland outcrops of Caradon Hill and Kit Hill, and the scars of 19th‑century copper and tin mining - engine houses and spoil tips - remain part of the landscape, reflecting the parish’s important role in the Tamar Valley mining story.
Today the parish retains a traditional market‑town feel with a parish church, local shops, community events and light industry, supported by surrounding agricultural land. Many residents commute to nearby centres such as Plymouth, while walkers and heritage visitors are drawn to the lanes, mining remains and countryside around the town.
Postcode districts covering Callington
Most populated places nearby
- Plymouth 12.1 miles19.5 km
- St. Austell 23.4 miles37.6 km
- Saltash 7.7 miles12.5 km
- Bodmin 18.3 miles29.5 km
- Tavistock 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Ivybridge 19 miles30.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Callington Built-up area 0.3 miles0.4 km
- Kelly Bray Built-up area 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Callington & St. Dominic Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Lynher Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Downgate Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- South Hill Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- St. Mellion Parish 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Harrowbarrow Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Stokeclimsland Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Venterdon Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- St. Dominick Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Clampits Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
Example postcodes in Callington
PL17 7TD, PL17 7FS, PL17 7EU, PL17 7HX, PL17 7AJ, PL17 7BZ, PL17 7BL, PL17 7TF, PL17 7EH … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 30.3 miles48.8 km
- Exeter International Airport 42.4 miles68.3 km
- Gunnislake Railway Station 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Calstock Railway Station 4.6 miles7.4 km
Hotels near Callington Ad
- The Horn of Plenty 4 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Tavistock House Hotel 4 7.7 miles12.4 km
- St. Mellion Estate 4 3 miles4.9 km
- China Fleet Country Club 4 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Great Trethew Manor Hotel & Restaurant 4 7.4 miles11.9 km
- The Tavistock Hotel & Inn 4 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Elnor Guest House 3 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Rockmount Rooms & Apartment 5 8 miles12.8 km
- Hotel Endsleigh 5.7 miles9.1 km
- Finnygook Inn 9.8 miles15.8 km
Schools in Callington
- Callington Community College Secondary
- Callington Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Hingston Down Hill 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Antony Estate Estate 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Tregantle Beach Beach 10.8 miles17.3 km
- Home Park Stadium 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Mount Edgcumbe Estate 12.3 miles19.7 km
- Sensory Garden Gardens 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Cattewater Estate 13 miles20.9 km
- Boconnoc Estate 14.7 miles23.7 km
- Polperro Harbour Heritage Museum Museum 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Polperro Harbor Harbour 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Wistman's Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Lansallos Beach Beach 16.8 miles27 km