The small rural parish of Pillaton sits in southeast Cornwall, made up of scattered hamlets, lanes and rolling farmland. The landscape is typically Cornish - hedged fields, pockets of woodland and a handful of traditional cottages and farmsteads - giving the area a quiet, pastoral character.
Historically agricultural with roots that go back centuries, the community still centres on its church and village hall, with occasional fêtes and parish activities keeping a close-knit feel. While farming remains important, many residents commute to nearby Plymouth and towns over the border in Devon, so the parish blends traditional rural life with easy access to urban services.
Postcode districts covering Pillaton
Most populated places nearby
- Plymouth 8.6 miles
- St. Austell 23.5 miles
- Saltash 3.7 miles
- Bodmin 19.8 miles
- Tavistock 8.5 miles
- Ivybridge 16.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Botusfleming Parish 1.5 miles
- St. Mellion Parish 1.9 miles
- Landulph Parish 2 miles
- Landrake Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Saltash Trematon & Landrake Ward 2.3 miles
- Landrake with St. Erney Parish 2.5 miles
- St. Dominick Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Carkeel Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Cargreen Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Callington & St. Dominic Ward 2.9 miles
- Saltash Tamar Ward 3.5 miles
- Clampits Built-up area 3.7 miles
Example postcodes in Pillaton
PL12 5AN, PL12 6RZ, PL12 6RQ, PL12 6RH, PL12 6QD, PL12 6RA, PL12 6QP, PL12 6QR, PL12 6QU … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 31.7 miles
- Exeter International Airport 42.4 miles
- Bere Alston Railway Station 4 miles
- Bere Ferrers Railway Station 4.1 miles
Hotels near Pillaton Ad
- The Weary Friar 3 1.2 miles
- China Fleet Country Club 4 3.4 miles
- St Mellion Estate 4 1.2 miles
- The Crooked Inn 4 2.3 miles
- The Who'd Have Thought It Inn 4 6.5 miles
- The Horn Of Plenty Hotel 4 6.7 miles
- Host & Stay | Robin's Nest 4.3 miles
- Future Inn Plymouth Hotel 3 7.1 miles
- The Liscawn 6.3 miles
- Travelodge Saltash 3 3.1 miles
Local points of interest
- Hingston Down Hill 4.8 miles
- Antony Estate Estate 5.2 miles
- Tregantle Beach Beach 7 miles
- Home Park Stadium 7.1 miles
- Mount Edgcumbe Estate 8.2 miles
- Sensory Garden Gardens 8.4 miles
- Cattewater Estate 9.2 miles
- Polperro Harbor Harbour 13.6 miles
- Polperro Harbour Heritage Museum Museum 13.6 miles
- Boconnoc Estate 15.3 miles
- Lansallos Beach Beach 15.8 miles
- Wadham Rocks Beach Beach 15.9 miles