St Mewan is a small civil parish in Cornwall, a few miles south‑west of St Austell and within easy reach of the south Cornwall coast. The landscape mixes rolling farmland, small woodlands and the remnants of the china clay and mining activity that shaped the area, while villages such as Sticker and Polgooth give it a distinctly rural character close to larger visitor hubs.
The medieval parish church is dedicated to the Breton saint Mewan and the community retains a quietly village‑centred social life with pubs, a hall and local clubs; economically people work in agriculture, local services and tourism or commute to nearby towns. Its location makes it handy for visits to the Eden Project, the Lost Gardens of Heligan and coastal spots like Mevagissey, so tourism now sits alongside traditional rural industries.
Postcode districts covering St. Mewan
Most populated places nearby
- Redruth 18.8 miles
- Falmouth 16.5 miles
- St. Austell 2.5 miles
- Truro 11.3 miles
- Camborne 22.1 miles
- Newquay 11.9 miles
- Bodmin 10.4 miles
- Helston 24.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Trewoon Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Polgooth Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Lanjeth Built-up area 1 mile
- Sticker Built-up area 1.2 miles
- St. Austell Central & Gover Ward 1.7 miles
- St. Mewan & Grampound Ward 1.7 miles
- Foxhole Built-up area 2.2 miles
- St. Austell Poltair & Mount Charles Ward 2.3 miles
- Pentewan Valley Parish 2.3 miles
- St. Austell Built-up area 2.5 miles
- St. Stephen-in-Brannel Parish 2.6 miles
- Duporth Built-up area 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in St. Mewan
PL25 5TP, PL26 7DD, PL26 7BW, PL26 7BT, PL26 7DT, PL25 5SH, PL26 7EL, PL25 5GF, PL26 7BY … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 10.4 miles
- Exeter International Airport 68.2 miles
- St Austell Railway Station 2 miles
- Bugle Railway Station 5.1 miles
Hotels near St. Mewan Ad
- The Cornwall Hotel Spa & Lodges 4 1.7 miles
- The Waterwheel 4 2 miles
- Travelodge St Austell 3 1.7 miles
- The White Hart Hotel 3 1.8 miles
- The Kingswood 1.8 miles
- The Carlyon Bay Hotel and Spa 4 4.1 miles
- Rashleigh Arms 4 3.2 miles
- Porth Avallen Hotel 3 3.7 miles
- Duke of Cornwall 2.6 miles
- The Britannia Inn and Restaurant 4 4.2 miles
Schools in St. Mewan
- St Mewan Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Charlestown Harbour Harbour 3.3 miles
- The Lost Gardens of Heligan Gardens 3.4 miles
- Pentewan Beach Beach 3.9 miles
- Eden Project Gardens 4.4 miles
- Vault Beach Beach 7 miles
- Hemmick Beach Beach 7.1 miles
- Fowey Harbour Harbour 8.7 miles
- Pencalenick Estate 9.3 miles
- Pendower Beach 10 miles
- Lane Theatre Theatre 11 miles
- Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre Museum 11.1 miles
- Boconnoc Estate 11.2 miles