Mawgan is a small rural village and parish in north Cornwall, set among rolling farmland a short distance from the Atlantic coast. The area is typical of coastal Cornwall, with a mix of stone farmsteads, hedged lanes and access to clifftop footpaths; nearby surf beaches such as Mawgan Porth and the larger resort of Newquay mean the locality sits quietly between agricultural life and the bustle of coastal tourism.
Historically the village grew around its medieval parish church and long-standing farming traditions, and today its economy combines agriculture with holiday lets, small local businesses and a steady trickle of visitors. Social life tends to be community-orientated, centred on village events, local clubs and the kind of parish institutions that give many Cornish settlements their character in England.
Postcode districts covering Mawgan
Most populated places nearby
- Redruth 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Falmouth 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Truro 14.3 miles23.1 km
- Camborne 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Newquay 24.1 miles38.8 km
- Penzance 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Helston 3.3 miles5.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Mawgan-in-Meneage Parish 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Helston South & Meneage Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Gweek Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Rose-in-the-bush Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- St. Martin-in-Meneage Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Cury Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Gunwalloe Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Constantine Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Manaccan Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Helston Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Helston North Ward 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Port Navas Built-up area 3.7 miles6 km
Example postcodes in Mawgan
TR12 6AB, TR12 6AA, TR12 6AT, TR12 6AL, TR12 6AX, TR12 6AY, TR12 6AJ, TR12 6AN, TR12 6AS … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 26.8 miles43.2 km
- Exeter International Airport 91.2 miles146.7 km
- Penmere Railway Station 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Penryn Railway Station 7.8 miles12.5 km
Hotels near Mawgan Ad
- Mullion Cove Hotel & Spa 4 4.7 miles7.5 km
- The Bay Hotel 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Trelawne Hotel 3 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Polurrian on the Lizard 4 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Mounts Bay Inn 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Housel Bay Hotel 4 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Budock Vean Hotel 4 miles6.5 km
- Hotel Meudon 4 5.6 miles9 km
- Anacapri 5 7.9 miles12.7 km
- The Royal Duchy Hotel 4 8.2 miles13.2 km
Schools in Mawgan
- Garras Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Mullion Harbour Harbour 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Swanpool Beach Beach 7.4 miles11.8 km
- Gylly Beach Beach 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Lamorran House Gardens Gardens 10 miles16.2 km
- Penzance Harbour Harbour 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Wharfside Shopping Centre Shopping centre 14.7 miles23.6 km
- Pendower Beach 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Penwith College College 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Chapel Porth Beach Beach 15.5 miles25 km
- Pencalenick Estate 15.6 miles25.2 km
- Merry Maidens Archaeological site 16.8 miles27.1 km
- Boscawen-un Stone Circle Archaeological site 18.2 miles29.3 km