The Lynher ward sits in east Cornwall, taking its name from the nearby River Lynher. It is predominantly rural, with rolling farmland, wooded valleys and the fringes of Bodmin Moor visible to the north; small villages and hamlets are linked by narrow lanes and lie within easy commuting distance of Plymouth.
Local life revolves around agriculture, small-scale tourism and village amenities in settlements such as Pensilva and St Ive, and the area bears traces of its industrial past around Caradon Hill where nineteenth-century mining once shaped the landscape. Community halls, parish churches and regular village events sustain a strong rural identity, while challenges common to Cornish wards - rural services, broadband and transport - remain part of local debate.
Postcode districts covering Lynher
Most populated places nearby
- Plymouth 13.2 miles
- St. Austell 21.9 miles
- Saltash 8.4 miles
- Bodmin 16.7 miles
- Tavistock 9.4 miles
- Ivybridge 20.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- South Hill Parish 1.4 miles
- St. Ive and Pensilva Parish 1.6 miles
- Callington Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Kelly Bray Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Pensilva Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Downgate Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Callington & St. Dominic Ward 2.8 miles
- St. Mellion Parish 2.9 miles
- Venterdon Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Stokeclimsland Parish 3.3 miles
- Quethiock Parish 3.7 miles
- Linkinhorne Parish 3.9 miles
Example postcodes in Lynher
PL17 7LU, PL14 5QQ, PL14 3NF, PL17 7NA, PL14 5NX, PL17 7PE, PL17 7JR, PL14 5QR, PL12 5AN … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 28.7 miles
- Exeter International Airport 44 miles
- Gunnislake Railway Station 5.8 miles
- Menheniot Railway Station 5.9 miles
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Schools in Lynher
- Pensilva Primary School Primary
- Quethiock C of E School Primary
- Upton Cross Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Hingston Down Hill 4.7 miles
- Antony Estate Estate 9.7 miles
- Tregantle Beach Beach 10.9 miles
- Home Park Stadium 11.8 miles
- Mount Edgcumbe Estate 12.8 miles
- Sensory Garden Gardens 13.1 miles
- Boconnoc Estate 13.2 miles
- Cattewater Estate 13.9 miles
- Polperro Harbour Heritage Museum Museum 14 miles
- Polperro Harbor Harbour 14 miles
- Lansallos Beach Beach 15.5 miles
- Fowey Harbour Harbour 17.1 miles