Sancreed sits on the wild granite moorland of west Penwith in Cornwall, a short distance inland from the rugged coast around Penzance and the Land's End peninsula. The parish is characterised by open heath, granite tors and a scattering of prehistoric monuments - cairns, standing stones and the prominent Sancreed Beacon - which give the area a remote, windswept beauty popular with walkers and anyone interested in ancient landscapes.
Traditionally a farming community, Sancreed retains a strong rural character centred on a historic parish church and numerous old stone crosses. The local economy is a mix of agriculture and hospitality for visitors drawn by the coast, walking routes and mining-era remnants, while village life remains quietly lively with local events and a marked sense of Cornish identity and heritage.
Postcode districts covering Sancreed
Most populated places nearby
- Redruth 18.7 miles30.2 km
- Falmouth 23.8 miles38.4 km
- Camborne 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Penzance 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Helston 15.1 miles24.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Land's End Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Madron Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Mousehole, Newlyn & St. Buryan Ward 2.5 miles3.9 km
- St. Buryan, Lamorna and Paul Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Newlyn Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Kelynack Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Penzance Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- St. Buryan Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Penzance Promenade Ward 3 miles4.8 km
- Morvah Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- St. Just Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Pendeen Built-up area 3.4 miles5.4 km
Example postcodes in Sancreed
TR20 8RN, TR20 8QW, TR19 6EF, TR20 8QY, TR20 8PS, TR20 8RB, TR20 8PY, TR20 8QX, TR20 8UG … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 35.2 miles56.7 km
- Penzance Railway Station 3.5 miles5.6 km
- St Erth Railway Station 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Penzance Bus Station 3.5 miles5.7 km
Hotels near Sancreed Ad
- The Land's End Hotel 3 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Hotel Penzance 4 3.5 miles5.7 km
- The Queens Hotel 3 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Pedn Olva 8.8 miles14.2 km
- The Beach Club 4 3.1 miles5 km
- Cape Cornwall Golf & Leisure 4 4 miles6.4 km
- Boskerris Hotel 4 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Atlantic Heights Guest House 8.7 miles14 km
- The Gannet Inn 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Tregenna Castle Resort 3 8.5 miles13.7 km
Local points of interest
- Boscawen-un Stone Circle Archaeological site 1.8 miles3 km
- Mên-an-Tol Archaeological site 3 miles4.8 km
- Penwith College College 3 miles4.9 km
- Wharfside Shopping Centre Shopping centre 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Penzance Harbour Harbour 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Merry Maidens Archaeological site 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Porth Nanven Harbour 4 miles6.4 km
- Sennen Cove Beach 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Porth Senan Harbour 4.6 miles7.3 km
- Pedn Vounder Beach Beach 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Porthcurno Beach Beach 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Porthchapel Beach Beach 5.7 miles9.2 km