St. Dennis sits on high ground in mid-Cornwall, a village and parish set within the china‑clay country north of St Austell. The landscape is striking for its vast clay pits, tips and industrial archaeology, with patches of reclaimed moorland and the low wetland of Goss Moor nearby; on clear days there are views across the altered landscape towards the north Cornwall coast and Newquay.
Historically centred on tin and later china‑clay extraction, the local economy and community identity were shaped by mining and industrial works; many jobs have gone but there is still active industry alongside efforts at landscape recovery and nature conservation. The village retains a strong local life with churches, pubs and community groups, and attracts visitors interested in industrial heritage, walking and rural Cornwall within easy reach of the main trunk road and coastal towns.
Postcode districts covering St. Dennis
Most populated places nearby
- Redruth 18.7 miles30 km
- Falmouth 18.5 miles29.8 km
- St. Austell 5.4 miles8.6 km
- Truro 11.8 miles19 km
- Camborne 22 miles35.4 km
- Newquay 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Bodmin 8.8 miles14.1 km
Neighbouring places
- St. Dennis Built-up area 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Whitemoor Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- Treviscoe Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Nanpean Built-up area 1.5 miles2.3 km
- St. Dennis & St. Enoder Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Foxhole Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Indian Queens and Fraddon Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Trethosa Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- St. Stephen-in-Brannel Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Roche Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- St. Stephen Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
- Victoria Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
Example postcodes in St. Dennis
PL26 8BB, PL26 8AX, PL26 8FL, PL26 8DD, PL26 8ED, PL26 8AS, PL26 8BW, PL26 8GX, PL26 8DN … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 6.2 miles10 km
- Exeter International Airport 68.7 miles110.6 km
- St Columb Road Railway Station 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Roche Railway Station 3.1 miles5 km
Hotels near St. Dennis Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Bodmin - Victoria Junction 3 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Boscundle Manor 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Lazy Waves Boutique B&B 4 9 miles14.6 km
- The Crown Inn 3 7.8 miles12.6 km
- The Cornwall Hotel Spa & Lodges 4 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Mevagissey Bay Hotel 3 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Tremarne Hotel 3 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Carlyon Bay Hotel 4 7.2 miles11.5 km
- Bodmin Jail Hotel 4 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Priory Lodge Hotel 9 miles14.6 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 6.8 miles10.9 km
- The Japanese Garden Gardens 7 miles11.3 km
- Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre Museum 7 miles11.3 km
- Lane Theatre Theatre 7.8 miles12.5 km
- The Lost Gardens of Heligan Gardens 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Pentewan Beach Beach 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Trenance Gardens Gardens 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Beacon Cove Beach Beach 8.7 miles14 km
- St Eval Kart Circuit Recreation 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Tolcarne Beach Beach 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Newquay Heritage Archive & Museum Museum 9.3 miles14.9 km