The village of St. Dennis sits in the china‑clay country of mid‑Cornwall, in south‑west England. It perches on the edge of Goss Moor, a lowland heath and wetland reserve, and the surrounding landscape is marked by the large clay pits and spoil heaps left by decades of china‑clay extraction.
Historically the settlement grew up with the 19th‑ and 20th‑century boom in china‑clay mining, and that industrial heritage still shapes local identity and the economy alongside farming and commuting to nearby towns such as St Austell. The village retains a tight‑knit community with a parish church, chapels and local amenities, and visitors come for walking, birdlife and to see how conservation and regeneration are being woven into an industrial landscape.
Postcode districts covering St. Dennis
Most populated places nearby
- Redruth 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Falmouth 18.2 miles29.2 km
- St. Austell 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Truro 11.5 miles18.6 km
- Camborne 21.7 miles35 km
- Newquay 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Bodmin 9 miles14.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Treviscoe Built-up area 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Whitemoor Built-up area 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Nanpean Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- St. Dennis & St. Enoder Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Foxhole Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Trethosa Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- St. Stephen-in-Brannel Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Indian Queens and Fraddon Built-up area 2.3 miles3.6 km
- St. Stephen Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Roche Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Lanjeth Built-up area 3.2 miles5.1 km
- St. Enoder Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
Example postcodes in St. Dennis
PL26 8BS, PL26 8AZ, PL26 8AF, PL26 8AL, PL26 8BD, PL26 8SF, PL26 8AX, PL26 8AA, PL26 8FH … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 6.4 miles10.2 km
- Exeter International Airport 68.9 miles110.9 km
- St Columb Road Railway Station 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Roche Railway Station 3.4 miles5.5 km
Hotels near St. Dennis Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Bodmin - Victoria Junction 3 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Boscundle Manor 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Lazy Waves Boutique B&B 4 9 miles14.5 km
- The Cornwall Hotel Spa & Lodges 4 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Mevagissey Bay Hotel 3 9.2 miles14.7 km
- Tremarne Hotel 3 9.2 miles14.8 km
- The Crown Inn 3 8 miles12.8 km
- Carlyon Bay Hotel 4 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Bodmin Jail Hotel 4 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Priory Lodge Hotel 9 miles14.5 km
Schools in St. Dennis
- St Dennis Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Eden Project Gardens 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Charlestown Harbour Harbour 6.7 miles10.7 km
- Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre Museum 7.1 miles11.5 km
- The Japanese Garden Gardens 7.2 miles11.5 km
- The Lost Gardens of Heligan Gardens 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Lane Theatre Theatre 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Pentewan Beach Beach 8.2 miles13.1 km
- Trenance Gardens Gardens 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Beacon Cove Beach Beach 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Tolcarne Beach Beach 8.9 miles14.3 km
- St Eval Kart Circuit Recreation 9 miles14.4 km
- Newquay Heritage Archive & Museum Museum 9.2 miles14.9 km