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 miles34.6 km
- Falmouth 19.5 miles31.4 km
- St. Austell 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Truro 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Camborne 24.9 miles40 km
- Newquay 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Saltash 25 miles40.2 km
- Bodmin 7.5 miles12.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Treverbyn Parish 0.6 miles1 km
- Penwithick Built-up area 0.7 miles1 km
- Stenalees Built-up area 1.1 miles1.8 km
- St. Austell Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- St. Austell Poltair & Mount Charles Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- St. Austell Bethel & Holmbush Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- St. Austell Central & Gover Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Tregrehan Mills Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Carlyon Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Bugle Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Trewoon Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Luxulyan Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
Example postcodes in Penwithick & Boscoppa
PL26 8FA, PL26 8UG, PL26 8SS, PL26 8WS, PL25 5RH, PL26 8YX, PL26 8WA, PL25 3DG, PL25 4EJ … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Exeter International Airport 65.5 miles105.4 km
- St Austell Railway Station 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Luxulyan Railway Station 2.5 miles4 km
Hotels near Penwithick & Boscoppa Ad
- Boscundle Manor 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Carlyon Bay Hotel 4 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Holiday Inn Express Bodmin - Victoria Junction 3 4.5 miles7.2 km
- The Crown Inn 3 4.4 miles7.1 km
- The Cornwall Hotel Spa & Lodges 4 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Mevagissey Bay Hotel 3 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Tremarne Hotel 3 6.8 miles11 km
- Fowey Hall Hotel 4 6.8 miles11 km
- Bodmin Jail Hotel 4 8 miles12.8 km
- The Old Quay House Hotel 7 miles11.3 km
Schools in Penwithick & Boscoppa
- Treverbyn Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Eden Project Gardens 1.9 miles3 km
- Charlestown Harbour Harbour 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Pentewan Beach Beach 5.6 miles9 km
- The Lost Gardens of Heligan Gardens 5.7 miles9.1 km
- Fowey Harbour Harbour 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Boconnoc Estate 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Vault Beach Beach 9 miles14.5 km
- Hemmick Beach Beach 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Lansallos Beach Beach 9.5 miles15.2 km
- The Japanese Garden Gardens 11.3 miles18.1 km
- Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre Museum 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Polperro Harbour Heritage Museum Museum 12.1 miles19.4 km