St. Erth sits in west Cornwall beside the tidal reaches of the River Hayle, a few miles inland from the sands around Hayle. Its railway station is a small transport hub on the Cornish main line and the junction for the branch to St Ives, so the village punches above its weight as a gateway for visitors while being set among marshes, hedged lanes and rich birdlife on the estuary.
There is a compact, longstanding community here centred on a medieval church dedicated to Saint Erc, stone cottages and a village hall, with local life shaped by agriculture, former mining ties and the steady flow of tourists passing through. The mix of natural reserves, historic buildings and easy rail links gives St. Erth a quietly important role in the social and economic life of west Cornwall.
Postcode districts covering St. Erth
Most populated places nearby
- Redruth 9.8 miles
- Falmouth 15.2 miles
- Truro 17.2 miles
- Camborne 6.6 miles
- Newquay 23.4 miles
- Penzance 6.2 miles
- Helston 7.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- St. Erth Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Rose-an-Grouse Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Canon's Town Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Hayle West Ward 1.8 miles
- Long Rock, Marazion & St. Erth Ward 1.8 miles
- Lelant Built-up area 1.9 miles
- St. Hilary Parish 2.2 miles
- Hayle Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Goldsithney Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Perran Downs Built-up area 2.4 miles
- The Towans Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Ludgvan Parish 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in St. Erth
TR20 9ER, TR27 6HH, TR27 6JT, TR27 6JW, TR27 6ER, TR27 6AL, TR27 6EY, TR27 6HY, TR20 9DB … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 27 miles
- Exeter International Airport 96.7 miles
- St Erth Railway Station 1.5 miles
- Lelant Saltings Railway Station 1.8 miles
- Penzance Bus Station 5.7 miles
Hotels near St. Erth Ad
- The Old Quay House 1.6 miles
- Pedn Olva 4.5 miles
- Boskerris Hotel 4 3.4 miles
- The Gannet Inn 3.3 miles
- Atlantic Heights Guest House 4.9 miles
- Tregenna Castle Resort 3 4.2 miles
- Carbis Bay and Spa Hotel 4 3.5 miles
- Harbour Hotel St Ives 4 4.4 miles
- Portreath Arms 9.2 miles
- Hotel Penzance 4 5.6 miles
Schools in St. Erth
- St Erth Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Penzance Harbour Harbour 5.7 miles
- Wharfside Shopping Centre Shopping centre 5.7 miles
- Penwith College College 6.1 miles
- Mên-an-Tol Archaeological site 8.3 miles
- Merry Maidens Archaeological site 9.9 miles
- Boscawen-un Stone Circle Archaeological site 10.1 miles
- Mullion Harbour Harbour 12.1 miles
- Pedn Vounder Beach Beach 12.7 miles
- Chapel Porth Beach Beach 12.7 miles
- Porth Nanven Harbour 12.8 miles
- Porthcurno Beach Beach 13 miles
- Sennen Cove Beach 13.4 miles