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 miles21.2 km
- St. Austell 21.9 miles35.2 km
- Saltash 8.4 miles13.6 km
- Bodmin 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Tavistock 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Ivybridge 20.3 miles32.7 km
Neighbouring places
- South Hill Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- St. Ive and Pensilva Parish 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Callington Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Kelly Bray Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Pensilva Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Downgate Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Callington & St. Dominic Ward 2.8 miles4.6 km
- St. Mellion Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Venterdon Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Stokeclimsland Parish 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Quethiock Parish 3.7 miles6 km
- Linkinhorne Parish 3.9 miles6.2 km
Example postcodes in Lynher
PL14 5PE, PL14 3NG, PL14 5BE, PL14 5RQ, PL17 7PG, PL12 6UU, PL12 6RF, PL17 7HW, PL14 3LU … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 28.7 miles46.3 km
- Exeter International Airport 44 miles70.8 km
- Gunnislake Railway Station 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Menheniot Railway Station 5.9 miles9.5 km
Hotels near Lynher Ad
- The Horn of Plenty 4 7 miles11.2 km
- Great Trethew Manor Hotel & Restaurant 4 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Elnor Guest House 3 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Tavistock House Hotel 4 9.2 miles14.9 km
- St. Mellion Estate 4 3.9 miles6.4 km
- China Fleet Country Club 4 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Finnygook Inn 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Hotel Endsleigh 6.6 miles10.6 km
- The Tavistock Hotel & Inn 4 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Rockmount Rooms & Apartment 5 9.5 miles15.4 km
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 miles7.6 km
- Antony Estate Estate 9.7 miles15.7 km
- Tregantle Beach Beach 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Home Park Stadium 11.8 miles19 km
- Mount Edgcumbe Estate 12.8 miles20.7 km
- Sensory Garden Gardens 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Boconnoc Estate 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Cattewater Estate 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Polperro Harbour Heritage Museum Museum 14 miles22.5 km
- Polperro Harbor Harbour 14 miles22.5 km
- Lansallos Beach Beach 15.5 miles25 km
- Fowey Harbour Harbour 17.1 miles27.6 km