South Hill is a small rural parish in east Cornwall, a few miles south‑east of Launceston. It sits among rolling farmland and hedgerow‑lined lanes with distant views towards Bodmin Moor, and retains a scattered pattern of farmsteads, hamlets and traditional stone cottages.
The community is centred on its medieval parish church of St Sampson, which has Norman origins and notable medieval fabric, and life here is largely agricultural with many people commuting to nearby towns; local events, a village hall and a handful of listed vernacular buildings give South Hill a quiet, close‑knit feel and a strong sense of local history.
Postcode districts covering South Hill
Most populated places nearby
- Plymouth 14.1 miles
- St. Austell 22.5 miles
- Saltash 9.6 miles
- Bodmin 16.8 miles
- Tavistock 9.2 miles
- Ivybridge 21 miles
Neighbouring places
- Lynher Ward 1.4 miles
- Kelly Bray Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Venterdon Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Downgate Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Callington Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Stokeclimsland Parish 2.4 miles
- St. Ive and Pensilva Parish 2.4 miles
- Linkinhorne Parish 2.9 miles
- Pensilva Built-up area 3 miles
- Callington & St. Dominic Ward 3.5 miles
- St. Mellion Parish 4 miles
- Harrowbarrow Built-up area 4.3 miles
Example postcodes in South Hill
PL17 7JR, PL17 7NL, PL17 7JP, PL17 7LL, PL17 7ND, PL17 7LX, PL17 7LT, PL17 7LN, PL17 7JS … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 28.8 miles
- Exeter International Airport 43.7 miles
- Gunnislake Railway Station 5.9 miles
- Calstock Railway Station 6.5 miles
Hotels near South Hill Ad
- The Weary Friar 3 5.1 miles
- St Mellion Estate 4 4.8 miles
- The Horn Of Plenty Hotel 4 6.8 miles
- Host & Stay | Robin's Nest 5 miles
- China Fleet Country Club 4 9.2 miles
- Hotel Endsleigh 5.5 miles
- Elnor Guest House 3 7 miles
- The Jamaica Inn, Bodmin, Cornwall 4 9.8 miles
- Premier Inn Liskeard 3 6.7 miles
- Trethorne Hotel & Golf Club 4 7.7 miles
Local points of interest
- Hingston Down Hill 4.7 miles
- Antony Estate Estate 11 miles
- Tregantle Beach Beach 12.2 miles
- Home Park Stadium 12.8 miles
- Boconnoc Estate 13.7 miles
- Mount Edgcumbe Estate 14.1 miles
- Sensory Garden Gardens 14.2 miles
- Cattewater Estate 15 miles
- Polperro Harbour Heritage Museum Museum 15.1 miles
- Polperro Harbor Harbour 15.1 miles
- Lansallos Beach Beach 16.5 miles
- Wistman's Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 17.8 miles