Lawhitton Rural lies in east Cornwall, a few miles from Launceston and close to the border with Devon. It’s a quietly rural area of rolling fields, hedgerows and narrow lanes, with scattered hamlets and traditional stone cottages punctuating the landscape and the nearby River Tamar and its tributaries shaping local valleys and boundaries.
The community is small and largely agricultural, with dairy and mixed farming alongside some smallholdings and residents who commute to nearby towns. There are traces of medieval settlement and a historic parish church, while village halls, seasonal events and well-used footpaths give the place a gently social, community-minded feel typical of east Cornwall.
Postcode districts covering Lawhitton Rural
Most populated places nearby
- Plymouth 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Saltash 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Bodmin 20.5 miles33 km
- Tavistock 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Ivybridge 23.9 miles38.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Withnoe Built-up area 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Launceston South Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Launceston Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Bradstone Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Dunterton Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Lezant Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Lifton Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Tamarside Ward 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Kelly Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- South Petherwin Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- St. Stephens by Launceston Rural Parish 3.4 miles5.4 km
- St. Thomas the Apostle Rural Parish 3.6 miles5.8 km
Example postcodes in Lawhitton Rural
PL15 9NQ, PL15 9NE, PL15 9NG, PL15 9LG, PL15 9LH, PL15 9NL, PL15 9LJ, PL15 9NF, PL15 9PE … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 31.9 miles51.3 km
- Exeter International Airport 40.7 miles65.6 km
- Gunnislake Railway Station 8.7 miles13.9 km
- Calstock Railway Station 9.9 miles16 km
Hotels near Lawhitton Rural Ad
- The Eagle House Hotel 2 miles3.2 km
- The Arundell 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Trethorne Hotel & Golf Club 4 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Hotel Endsleigh 3.4 miles5.5 km
- The Horn of Plenty 4 8 miles12.9 km
- Tavistock House Hotel 4 9.3 miles15 km
- The Tavistock Hotel & Inn 4 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Rockmount Rooms & Apartment 5 9.3 miles15 km
- Bedford Hotel 3 9.4 miles15.1 km
Local points of interest
- Hingston Down Hill 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Millook Haven Harbour 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Buckator Beach Beach 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Wistman's Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 16.4 miles26.3 km
- Antony Estate Estate 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Brightley Priory Historic site 17.6 miles28.4 km
- Home Park Stadium 17.8 miles28.7 km
- Bude Haven Harbour 18 miles29 km
- Tregantle Beach Beach 18.7 miles30 km
- Boconnoc Estate 19 miles30.6 km
- Sensory Garden Gardens 19.4 miles31.2 km
- Mount Edgcumbe Estate 19.8 miles31.8 km