Pensilva is a small village in eastern Cornwall, England, sitting on the fringe of Bodmin Moor in the civil parish of Linkinhorne. It grew largely in the 19th and early 20th centuries in connection with the mining activity on nearby Caradon Hill, and today the village is set amid heath, woodland and farmland, popular with walkers and people seeking easy access to open moorland while still being a short drive from Liskeard and the A38.
Socially and economically Pensilva is largely residential with a strong local community: there are village amenities such as a hall, a pub and a primary school, and community events and volunteering are important locally. The landscape and mining heritage attract visitors interested in outdoor recreation and industrial archaeology, while farming, forestry and rural tourism remain significant to the local economy.
Postcode districts covering Pensilva
Most populated places nearby
- Plymouth 15.5 miles
- St. Austell 19.5 miles
- Saltash 10.4 miles
- Bodmin 13.9 miles
- Tavistock 12.1 miles
- Ivybridge 22.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- St. Ive and Pensilva Parish 1.5 miles
- Darite Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Tremar Built-up area 2.4 miles
- St. Cleer Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Lynher Ward 2.8 miles
- Linkinhorne Parish 2.8 miles
- South Hill Parish 3 miles
- St. Cleer & Menheniot Ward 3.6 miles
- Liskeard Central Ward 3.6 miles
- Liskeard Built-up area 4.1 miles
- Menheniot Built-up area 4.3 miles
- Quethiock Parish 4.3 miles
Example postcodes in Pensilva
PL14 5QB, PL14 5PU, PL14 5NP, PL14 5PD, PL14 5NA, PL14 5RB, PL14 5NY, PL14 5SA, PL14 5PF … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 26 miles
- Exeter International Airport 46.6 miles
- Liskeard Railway Station 4.5 miles
- Menheniot Railway Station 5.2 miles
Hotels near Pensilva Ad
- Elnor Guest House 3 4.2 miles
- Great Trethew Manor Hotel & Restaurant 4 5.7 miles
- The Horn of Plenty 4 9.7 miles
- St. Mellion Estate 4 6.4 miles
- Trethorne Hotel & Golf Club 4 8.4 miles
- The Eagle House Hotel 9.7 miles
Schools in Pensilva
- Pensilva Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Hingston Down Hill 7.5 miles
- Boconnoc Estate 10.7 miles
- Antony Estate Estate 11.5 miles
- Tregantle Beach Beach 11.9 miles
- Polperro Harbour Heritage Museum Museum 12.6 miles
- Polperro Harbor Harbour 12.6 miles
- Lansallos Beach Beach 13.8 miles
- Home Park Stadium 13.9 miles
- Mount Edgcumbe Estate 14.5 miles
- Sensory Garden Gardens 15.1 miles
- Fowey Harbour Harbour 15.2 miles
- Cattewater Estate 16 miles