Canon's Town is a small rural hamlet in Cornwall, England, made up of a scattering of granite cottages and lanes rather than a built-up village. It sits in the typical Cornish landscape of heath and former mine workings, and is valued for its quiet, scenic setting and easy access to coastal paths and countryside walks.
The hamlet’s character is shaped by Cornwall’s long mining and farming history: traces of old engine houses and spoil heaps are common in the surrounding landscape, and many properties have been converted for holiday use alongside homes for local families. Services are limited, so residents often rely on nearby towns for shops and schools, while community life tends to revolve around local events, parish activities and the tourism economy that brings visitors to the wider area.
Postcode districts covering Canon's Town
Most populated places nearby
- Redruth 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Falmouth 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Truro 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Camborne 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Newquay 24.2 miles38.9 km
- Penzance 5.1 miles8.1 km
- Helston 9.3 miles14.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Rose-an-Grouse Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- St. Erth Built-up area 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Ludgvan Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Lelant Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- St. Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Crowlas Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Long Rock, Marazion & St. Erth Ward 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Carbis Bay Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Hayle West Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- The Towans Built-up area 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Hayle Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Marazion Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
Example postcodes in Canon's Town
TR27 6ND, TR27 6PP, TR27 6NF, TR27 6NA, TR27 6NB, TR27 6NG, TR27 6NE, TR27 6LU, TR27 6NQ … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 27.8 miles44.7 km
- Exeter International Airport 98 miles157.8 km
- St Erth Railway Station 0.6 miles1 km
- Lelant Saltings Railway Station 1 mile1.7 km
- Penzance Bus Station 4.6 miles7.3 km
Hotels near Canon's Town Ad
- Pedn Olva 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Boskerris Hotel 4 2.1 miles3.4 km
- The Old Quay House 1 mile1.6 km
- The Gannet Inn 2 miles3.2 km
- Atlantic Heights Guest House 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Tregenna Castle Resort 3 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Carbis Bay and Spa Hotel 4 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Harbour Hotel St Ives 4 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Hotel Penzance 4 4.4 miles7.2 km
- Portreath Arms 9.9 miles16 km
Local points of interest
- Wharfside Shopping Centre Shopping centre 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Penzance Harbour Harbour 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Penwith College College 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Mên-an-Tol Archaeological site 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Boscawen-un Stone Circle Archaeological site 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Merry Maidens Archaeological site 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Porth Nanven Harbour 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Pedn Vounder Beach Beach 11.8 miles19 km
- Sennen Cove Beach 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Porthcurno Beach Beach 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Porth Senan Harbour 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Porthchapel Beach Beach 12.5 miles20.1 km