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 miles25.6 km
- Falmouth 13.3 miles21.5 km
- St. Austell 5.6 miles8.9 km
- Truro 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Camborne 19.2 miles31 km
- Newquay 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Bodmin 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Helston 21.7 miles35 km
Neighbouring places
- Grampound Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- St. Mewan & Grampound Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- St. Ewe Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Sticker Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Tregoney with Cuby Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Grampound Road Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Tregony Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Probus Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- St. Stephen Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- St. Mewan Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Polgooth Built-up area 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Lanjeth Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
Example postcodes in Grampound with Creed
TR2 4RY, TR2 4FA, TR2 4RS, TR2 4QP, TR2 4SW, TR2 4FW, TR2 4SE, TR2 4SP, TR2 4SL … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Exeter International Airport 71.2 miles114.6 km
- St Austell Railway Station 5 miles8.1 km
- St Columb Road Railway Station 7.3 miles11.7 km
Hotels near Grampound with Creed Ad
- Tremarne Hotel 3 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Mevagissey Bay Hotel 3 5 miles8 km
- Boscundle Manor 6.9 miles11.2 km
- The Cornwall Hotel Spa & Lodges 4 4.3 miles7 km
- Townhouse Rooms 4 8.1 miles13 km
- Carlyon Bay Hotel 4 6.8 miles11 km
- The Alverton 4 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Holiday Inn Express Bodmin - Victoria Junction 3 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Mannings Hotel 4 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Hotel Vara 4 8.1 miles13 km
Local points of interest
- The Lost Gardens of Heligan Gardens 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Pentewan Beach Beach 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Hemmick Beach Beach 5.7 miles9.3 km
- Charlestown Harbour Harbour 6 miles9.7 km
- Vault Beach Beach 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Pencalenick Estate 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Pendower Beach 7 miles11.2 km
- Eden Project Gardens 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Lane Theatre Theatre 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Fowey Harbour Harbour 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Trenance Gardens Gardens 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre Museum 11.4 miles18.3 km