St. Buryan sits on the granite moorland of western Cornwall in England, a few miles west of Penzance and within easy reach of Land's End. Named for the early medieval saint Buriana, the village is centred on a large medieval parish church and framed by exposed Atlantic countryside and coastline, with the South West Coast Path nearby for walkers.
Historically the parish was one of the larger in the county and agriculture has shaped much of the local character, with stone cottages, hedged fields and a resilient rural community. Today the economy mixes farming with tourism and small-scale crafts and services, and the village retains a strong sense of local identity through traditional events and community activity.
Postcode districts covering St. Buryan
Most populated places nearby
- Redruth 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Falmouth 24.8 miles40 km
- Camborne 17.3 miles27.9 km
- Penzance 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Helston 15.8 miles25.4 km
Neighbouring places
- St. Buryan, Lamorna and Paul Parish 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Mousehole, Newlyn & St. Buryan Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Land's End Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- St. Levan Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Sancreed Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Kelynack Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Sennen Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Newlyn Built-up area 3.7 miles6 km
- Mousehole Built-up area 3.8 miles6.1 km
- St. Just Built-up area 4.3 miles7 km
- Penzance Promenade Ward 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Penzance Built-up area 4.7 miles7.6 km
Example postcodes in St. Buryan
TR19 6DW, TR19 6FD, TR19 6FE, TR19 6BZ, TR19 6ET, TR19 6EP, TR19 6DX, TR19 6DA, TR19 6DU … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 37.5 miles60.4 km
- Penzance Railway Station 5.2 miles8.4 km
- St Erth Railway Station 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Penzance Bus Station 5.2 miles8.3 km
Hotels near St. Buryan Ad
- The Land's End Hotel 3 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Hotel Penzance 4 5.3 miles8.5 km
- The Queens Hotel 3 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Cape Cornwall Golf & Leisure 4 5 miles8 km
- The Beach Club 4 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Union Hotel 4.9 miles7.9 km
Schools in St. Buryan
- St Buryan Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Boscawen-un Stone Circle Archaeological site 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Merry Maidens Archaeological site 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Pedn Vounder Beach Beach 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Porthcurno Beach Beach 2.5 miles4 km
- Porthchapel Beach Beach 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Sennen Cove Beach 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Porthgwarra Beach Beach 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Porth Senan Harbour 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Gwennap Head Daymark Historic site 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Porth Nanven Harbour 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Penwith College College 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Penzance Harbour Harbour 5.1 miles8.2 km