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 miles22.7 km
- St. Austell 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Saltash 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Bodmin 16.8 miles27.1 km
- Tavistock 9.2 miles14.9 km
- Ivybridge 21 miles33.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Lynher Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Kelly Bray Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Venterdon Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Downgate Built-up area 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Callington Built-up area 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Stokeclimsland Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- St. Ive and Pensilva Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Linkinhorne Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Pensilva Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Callington & St. Dominic Ward 3.5 miles5.6 km
- St. Mellion Parish 4 miles6.4 km
- Harrowbarrow Built-up area 4.3 miles7 km
Example postcodes in South Hill
PL17 7LR, PL17 7JT, PL17 7NG, PL17 7NF, PL17 7JU, PL17 7ND, PL17 7LW, PL17 7LT, PL17 7JS … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 28.8 miles46.4 km
- Exeter International Airport 43.7 miles70.3 km
- Gunnislake Railway Station 5.9 miles9.4 km
- Calstock Railway Station 6.5 miles10.5 km
Hotels near South Hill Ad
- The Horn of Plenty 4 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Tavistock House Hotel 4 9 miles14.6 km
- Great Trethew Manor Hotel & Restaurant 4 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Elnor Guest House 3 7 miles11.3 km
- St. Mellion Estate 4 5 miles8 km
- Hotel Endsleigh 5.5 miles8.9 km
- China Fleet Country Club 4 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Trethorne Hotel & Golf Club 4 7.6 miles12.2 km
- The Tavistock Hotel & Inn 4 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Rockmount Rooms & Apartment 5 9.3 miles15 km
Local points of interest
- Hingston Down Hill 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Antony Estate Estate 11 miles17.7 km
- Tregantle Beach Beach 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Home Park Stadium 12.8 miles20.7 km
- Boconnoc Estate 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Mount Edgcumbe Estate 14.1 miles22.6 km
- Sensory Garden Gardens 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Cattewater Estate 15 miles24.1 km
- Polperro Harbour Heritage Museum Museum 15.1 miles24.2 km
- Polperro Harbor Harbour 15.1 miles24.2 km
- Lansallos Beach Beach 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Wistman's Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 17.8 miles28.6 km