Grampound with Creed is a small rural parish in mid-Cornwall, tucked into the valley of the River Fal roughly between Truro and St Austell. The compact settlement retains narrow streets, an old bridge and a cluster of stone houses that hint at its medieval market-town origins, while surrounding farmland and river meadows give plenty of easy walking and wildlife-watching opportunities.
Historically the main town in the parish was notorious in the early 19th century for electoral corruption and lost its parliamentary representation, but today the area is largely agricultural and residential, with a few local businesses, a village pub and an active community life centred on the village hall and church. Visitors and locals value the place for its quiet Cornish character, historic buildings and proximity to the Fal estuary and coastal attractions.
Postcode districts covering Grampound with Creed
Most populated places nearby
- Redruth 15.9 miles
- Falmouth 13.3 miles
- St. Austell 5.6 miles
- Truro 8.4 miles
- Camborne 19.2 miles
- Newquay 11.3 miles
- Bodmin 13.5 miles
- Helston 21.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Grampound Built-up area 0.8 miles
- St. Mewan & Grampound Ward 2 miles
- St. Ewe Parish 2 miles
- Sticker Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Tregoney with Cuby Parish 2.4 miles
- Grampound Road Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Tregony Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Probus Built-up area 3.1 miles
- St. Stephen Built-up area 3.1 miles
- St. Mewan Parish 3.2 miles
- Polgooth Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Lanjeth Built-up area 3.5 miles
Example postcodes in Grampound with Creed
PL26 7JG, TR2 4RW, TR2 4SA, TR2 4RJ, TR2 4RT, TR2 4RR, TR2 4RN, TR2 4SH, TR2 4QR … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 10.9 miles
- Exeter International Airport 71.2 miles
- St Austell Railway Station 5 miles
- St Columb Road Railway Station 7.3 miles
Hotels near Grampound with Creed Ad
- Lugger Hotel 3 5.6 miles
- The Cornwall Hotel Spa & Lodges 4 4.3 miles
- The Ship Inn 3 4.7 miles
- The Kingswood 3.9 miles
- Travelodge St Austell 3 4.6 miles
- The Alverton 4 7.4 miles
- The Waterwheel 4 5.1 miles
- The White Hart Hotel 3 4.9 miles
- The Carlyon Bay Hotel and Spa 4 6.9 miles
- Rashleigh Arms 4 6 miles
Local points of interest
- The Lost Gardens of Heligan Gardens 3.5 miles
- Pentewan Beach Beach 4.6 miles
- Hemmick Beach Beach 5.7 miles
- Charlestown Harbour Harbour 6 miles
- Vault Beach Beach 6.1 miles
- Pencalenick Estate 6.3 miles
- Pendower Beach 7 miles
- Eden Project Gardens 7.5 miles
- Lane Theatre Theatre 10.3 miles
- Fowey Harbour Harbour 11.3 miles
- Trenance Gardens Gardens 11.3 miles
- Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre Museum 11.4 miles