Penwithick and Boscoppa lies on the edge of St Austell in central Cornwall, a mainly residential area that mixes suburban streets with surrounding countryside. The neighbourhood grew around small villages and has become more built-up in recent decades, offering local shops, schools and community facilities while still feeling connected to the rural landscape of mid-Cornwall.
The area’s character is strongly influenced by the historic china clay industry that shaped much of the St Austell district, leaving distinctive reclaimed tips and industrial heritage in the local scenery. Today the community combines that industrial past with ongoing housing development and active local groups, and residents benefit from easy access to the coast, wider employment centres and the leisure and tourism attractions that draw visitors to Cornwall.
Postcode districts covering Penwithick & Boscoppa
Most populated places nearby
- Redruth 21.5 miles
- Falmouth 19.5 miles
- St. Austell 1.4 miles
- Truro 14.1 miles
- Camborne 24.9 miles
- Newquay 12.9 miles
- Saltash 25 miles
- Bodmin 7.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Treverbyn Parish 0.6 miles
- Penwithick Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Stenalees Built-up area 1.1 miles
- St. Austell Built-up area 1.4 miles
- St. Austell Poltair & Mount Charles Ward 1.6 miles
- St. Austell Bethel & Holmbush Ward 1.7 miles
- St. Austell Central & Gover Ward 1.9 miles
- Tregrehan Mills Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Carlyon Parish 2.1 miles
- Bugle Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Trewoon Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Luxulyan Built-up area 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in Penwithick & Boscoppa
PL26 8YA, PL25 3ER, PL25 3RS, PL26 8UJ, PL25 5RG, PL26 8XW, PL26 8TH, PL25 5GJ, PL26 8GA … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 10.6 miles
- Exeter International Airport 65.5 miles
- St Austell Railway Station 1.7 miles
- Luxulyan Railway Station 2.5 miles
Hotels near Penwithick & Boscoppa Ad
- Boscundle Manor 2.2 miles
- Carlyon Bay Hotel 4 2.8 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Bodmin - Victoria Junction 3 4.5 miles
- The Crown Inn 3 4.4 miles
- The Cornwall Hotel Spa & Lodges 4 2.7 miles
- Mevagissey Bay Hotel 3 6.8 miles
- The White Hart Hotel 3 1.8 miles
- Tremarne Hotel 3 6.8 miles
- Fowey Hall Hotel 4 6.8 miles
- Bodmin Jail Hotel 4 8 miles
Schools in Penwithick & Boscoppa
- Treverbyn Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Eden Project Gardens 1.9 miles
- Charlestown Harbour Harbour 2.7 miles
- Pentewan Beach Beach 5.6 miles
- The Lost Gardens of Heligan Gardens 5.7 miles
- Fowey Harbour Harbour 7.1 miles
- Boconnoc Estate 8.3 miles
- Vault Beach Beach 9 miles
- Hemmick Beach Beach 9.4 miles
- Lansallos Beach Beach 9.5 miles
- The Japanese Garden Gardens 11.3 miles
- Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre Museum 11.4 miles
- Polperro Harbour Heritage Museum Museum 12.1 miles