Lezant lies in eastern Cornwall a few miles south‑east of the market town of Launceston and close to the border with Devon. It is a quietly rural parish of rolling fields, hedgerows and narrow lanes, popular with walkers and those seeking a peaceful slice of Cornish countryside rather than coastal bustle.
The community is small and traditionally agricultural, with a scattering of historic farmhouses and village buildings clustered around the parish centre; local life still revolves around the church and village hall, while many residents commute to nearby towns for work. Heritage features and listed buildings give the area a sense of continuity, and the surrounding landscape makes it good for wildlife watching and country pursuits.
Postcode districts covering Lezant
Most populated places nearby
- Plymouth 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Saltash 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Bodmin 18.5 miles29.7 km
- Tavistock 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Ivybridge 23.1 miles37.2 km
Neighbouring places
- South Petherwin Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Lawhitton Rural Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Dunterton Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Withnoe Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Venterdon Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Bradstone Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- Launceston South Ward 3.1 miles5 km
- Stokeclimsland Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Altarnun & Stoke Climsland Ward 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Launceston Built-up area 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Lewannick Built-up area 4 miles6.4 km
- Linkinhorne Parish 4 miles6.5 km
Example postcodes in Lezant
PL15 9PS, PL15 9PQ, PL15 9QG, PL15 9NT, PL15 9PH, PL15 9PU, PL15 9QB, PL15 9NS, PL15 9PR … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 30.1 miles48.4 km
- Exeter International Airport 42.2 miles68 km
- Gunnislake Railway Station 7.5 miles12 km
- Calstock Railway Station 8.6 miles13.9 km
Hotels near Lezant Ad
- The Eagle House Hotel 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Trethorne Hotel & Golf Club 4 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Hotel Endsleigh 3.3 miles5.4 km
- The Horn of Plenty 4 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Tavistock House Hotel 4 9.1 miles14.7 km
- The Arundell 4.9 miles7.9 km
- The Tavistock Hotel & Inn 4 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Rockmount Rooms & Apartment 5 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Bedford Hotel 3 9.3 miles15 km
- St. Mellion Estate 4 8.6 miles13.8 km
Schools in Lezant
- Trekenner Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Hingston Down Hill 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Antony Estate Estate 14.9 miles23.9 km
- Home Park Stadium 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Buckator Beach Beach 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Millook Haven Harbour 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Tregantle Beach Beach 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Boconnoc Estate 16.6 miles26.7 km
- Wistman's Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 17.1 miles27.6 km
- Sensory Garden Gardens 17.7 miles28.5 km
- Mount Edgcumbe Estate 17.8 miles28.7 km
- Cattewater Estate 18.3 miles29.4 km
- Polperro Harbour Heritage Museum Museum 19 miles30.6 km