Devoran in Cornwall, England sits where the Carnon River meets Restronguet Creek, part of the wooded Fal Estuary. It’s a small waterside village of pretty cottages and a tight-knit community, popular for boating, birdwatching and estuary walks; many residents commute to nearby Truro or Falmouth, while visitors come to enjoy the sheltered creeks and coastal scenery.
Historically Devoran was a busy 19th-century port handling copper and tin from the local mining district, and traces of quays, tramways and railway earthworks survive and make interesting walking routes. Today the village mixes that industrial past with a quieter residential and tourist economy, with converted warehouses, active sailing and a strong local interest in the estuary’s wildlife and conservation.
Postcode districts covering Devoran
Most populated places nearby
- Redruth 6.2 miles10 km
- Falmouth 4.3 miles7 km
- St. Austell 16.6 miles26.7 km
- Truro 3.7 miles6 km
- Camborne 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Newquay 14 miles22.5 km
- Penzance 21 miles33.8 km
- Bodmin 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Helston 10.8 miles17.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Carnon Downs Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Perranwell Station Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Penpol Built-up area 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Perranarworthal Built-up area 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Feock & Kea Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Penelewey Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Harcourt Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Feock Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Playing Place Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Mylor Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Kea Parish 2 miles3.2 km
Example postcodes in Devoran
TR3 6PD, TR3 6PR, TR3 6PL, TR3 6PB, TR3 6PJ, TR3 6NE, TR3 6PY, TR3 6PX, TR3 6PP … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Exeter International Airport 82.2 miles132.3 km
- Perranwell Railway Station 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Penryn Railway Station 3 miles4.8 km
Hotels near Devoran Ad
- The Valley Cottages 5 1 mile1.6 km
- Townhouse Rooms 4 3.6 miles5.9 km
- Greenbank Hotel 4 3.6 miles5.8 km
- The Alverton 4 4.3 miles7 km
- The Idle Rocks 4 5.1 miles8.2 km
- The Royal Duchy Hotel 4 4.7 miles7.6 km
- The Grove Falmouth 3 4.4 miles7 km
- St Mawes Hotel 4 5.1 miles8.1 km
- Trelawne Hotel 3 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Anacapri 5 4.7 miles7.6 km
Schools in Devoran
- Devoran School Primary
Local points of interest
- Gylly Beach Beach 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Lamorran House Gardens Gardens 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Swanpool Beach Beach 5 miles8 km
- Pencalenick Estate 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Pendower Beach 6.6 miles10.7 km
- Chapel Porth Beach Beach 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Perranzabuloe Museum Museum 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Perranporth Beach Beach 10 miles16.1 km
- Hemmick Beach Beach 12.4 miles20 km
- Holywell Bay Beach Beach 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Lane Theatre Theatre 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Vault Beach Beach 13.4 miles21.6 km