Penwithick is a village just outside St Austell in mid-Cornwall, England, set in the county’s china‑clay country a few miles inland from the south coast. The landscape is a mix of rolling farmland, hedgerows and the distinctive pale tips and pits left by kaolin extraction, which have shaped the local skyline and economy for more than a century.
The village has a small, close‑knit community with local amenities and parish activities, and many residents work in nearby towns or in industries tied to clay and tourism; the internationally known Eden Project and the industrial heritage displayed at Wheal Martyn are both within easy reach. Historically rooted in Cornwall’s mining and extraction heritage, Penwithick today blends that legacy with rural village life and the pressures and opportunities of new housing and visitors to the area.
Postcode districts covering Penwithick
Most populated places nearby
- Redruth 22.1 miles35.6 km
- Falmouth 20.2 miles32.5 km
- St. Austell 1.9 miles3 km
- Truro 14.7 miles23.7 km
- Newquay 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Saltash 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Bodmin 6.9 miles11.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Treverbyn Parish 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Penwithick & Boscoppa Ward 0.7 miles1 km
- Stenalees Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- Tregrehan Mills Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Bugle Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- St. Austell Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- St. Austell Bethel & Holmbush Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Luxulyan Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- St. Austell Poltair & Mount Charles Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Carlyon Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- St. Austell Central & Gover Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- St. Blaise Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
Example postcodes in Penwithick
PL26 8FU, PL26 8UB, PL26 8YJ, PL26 8UN, PL26 8YU, PL26 8NS, PL26 8UU, PL26 8UH, PL26 8UL … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 10.7 miles17.3 km
- Exeter International Airport 64.9 miles104.4 km
- Luxulyan Railway Station 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Bugle Railway Station 2.1 miles3.4 km
Hotels near Penwithick Ad
- Boscundle Manor 2.2 miles3.5 km
- The Crown Inn 3 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Carlyon Bay Hotel 4 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Holiday Inn Express Bodmin - Victoria Junction 3 4.2 miles6.7 km
- The Cornwall Hotel Spa & Lodges 4 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Mevagissey Bay Hotel 3 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Tremarne Hotel 3 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Fowey Hall Hotel 4 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Bodmin Jail Hotel 4 7.4 miles11.9 km
- The Old Quay House Hotel 6.7 miles10.9 km
Local points of interest
- Eden Project Gardens 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Charlestown Harbour Harbour 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Pentewan Beach Beach 6.1 miles9.8 km
- The Lost Gardens of Heligan Gardens 6.2 miles10 km
- Fowey Harbour Harbour 6.9 miles11 km
- Boconnoc Estate 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Lansallos Beach Beach 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Vault Beach Beach 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Hemmick Beach Beach 9.9 miles16 km
- The Japanese Garden Gardens 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre Museum 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Polperro Harbour Heritage Museum Museum 11.8 miles18.9 km