Ponsanooth is a small rural parish in south Cornwall, set among hedged fields and winding lanes. The village is made up of granite cottages clustered around a church and village hall, and the surrounding landscape shows the mixed heritage of farming alongside the 19th‑century mining that shaped much of the county.
Historically agricultural with ties to the mining era, the local economy today blends farming with commuters working in nearby towns; community life centres on the pub, village events and church activities, and the parish is popular with walkers and people seeking a quiet base in the Cornish countryside.
Postcode districts covering Ponsanooth
Most populated places nearby
- Redruth 5.6 miles
- Falmouth 3.5 miles
- St. Austell 18.5 miles
- Truro 5.6 miles
- Camborne 8 miles
- Newquay 15.5 miles
- Penzance 19.4 miles
- Helston 8.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth Ward 1 mile
- Ponsanooth Built-up area 1 mile
- Perranarworthal Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Mylor Parish 1.6 miles
- Penryn Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Mabe Burnthouse Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Perranwell Station Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Devoran Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Stithians Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Lanner, Stithians & Gwennap Ward 2.5 miles
- Mylor Bridge Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Mabe Parish 2.5 miles
Example postcodes in Ponsanooth
TR3 7EW, TR3 7FB, TR3 7HY, TR3 7ED, TR3 7HH, TR3 7JB, TR3 7HA, TR10 9AN, TR3 7HZ … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 18.1 miles
- Exeter International Airport 84 miles
- Penryn Railway Station 1.5 miles
- Perranwell Railway Station 1.8 miles
Hotels near Ponsanooth Ad
- The Valley Cottages 5 2.6 miles
- Greenbank Hotel 4 3 miles
- Townhouse Rooms 4 5.5 miles
- Trelawne Hotel 3 5.1 miles
- The Royal Duchy Hotel 4 4.1 miles
- The Grove Falmouth 3 3.7 miles
- Anacapri 5 4 miles
- The Idle Rocks 4 5.3 miles
- Hotel Tresanton 5.1 miles
- St Mawes Hotel 4 5.2 miles
Schools in Ponsanooth
- Kennall Vale School Primary
Local points of interest
- Gylly Beach Beach 4 miles
- Swanpool Beach Beach 4 miles
- Lamorran House Gardens Gardens 5 miles
- Pencalenick Estate 7 miles
- Pendower Beach 8 miles
- Chapel Porth Beach Beach 9.1 miles
- Perranzabuloe Museum Museum 10.8 miles
- Perranporth Beach Beach 11.1 miles
- Mullion Harbour Harbour 13.6 miles
- Hemmick Beach Beach 13.9 miles
- Holywell Bay Beach Beach 14 miles
- Lane Theatre Theatre 14.8 miles