The St. Mewan and Grampound ward lies a few miles west of St Austell and southeast of Truro in mid-Cornwall, covering a patchwork of small villages and hamlets - including Polgooth and Sticker - set among rolling farmland and river valleys that feed into the River Fal. It feels largely rural but functions partly as a commuter hinterland for the nearby towns, with easy access to coastal walks and countryside lanes that attract walkers and day visitors.
Grampound itself retains a compact medieval core and an intriguing political footnote: it was once a notorious parliamentary borough, disenfranchised for corruption in 1821. The locality’s economy was shaped by the wider St Austell china‑clay industry, while today agriculture, small businesses, tourism and local community life - village pubs, fêtes and volunteer groups - give the ward a distinctly Cornish, community‑minded character.
Postcode districts covering St. Mewan & Grampound
Most populated places nearby
- Redruth 17.9 miles
- Falmouth 15 miles
- St. Austell 3.7 miles
- Truro 10.4 miles
- Camborne 21.2 miles
- Newquay 12.5 miles
- Bodmin 12.1 miles
- Helston 23.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Sticker Built-up area 0.6 miles
- St. Ewe Parish 1.3 miles
- Polgooth Built-up area 1.3 miles
- St. Mewan Parish 1.7 miles
- Grampound with Creed Parish 2 miles
- Pentewan Valley Parish 2.1 miles
- Trewoon Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Lanjeth Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Grampound Built-up area 2.8 miles
- St. Austell Central & Gover Ward 2.9 miles
- Mevagissey & St. Austell Bay Ward 3.1 miles
- Mevagissey Built-up area 3.4 miles
Example postcodes in St. Mewan & Grampound
TR2 5SH, PL26 6ET, PL26 7HE, PL26 6AD, PL25 5GY, PL26 6ND, PL26 7HG, PL26 7AU, PL26 7AX … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 11.5 miles
- Exeter International Airport 69.3 miles
- St Austell Railway Station 3.2 miles
- Bugle Railway Station 6.8 miles
Hotels in St. Mewan & Grampound Ad
Schools in St. Mewan & Grampound
- St Mewan Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- The Lost Gardens of Heligan Gardens 2.1 miles
- Pentewan Beach Beach 3 miles
- Charlestown Harbour Harbour 4.1 miles
- Hemmick Beach Beach 5.5 miles
- Vault Beach Beach 5.5 miles
- Eden Project Gardens 5.7 miles
- Pencalenick Estate 8.3 miles
- Pendower Beach 8.3 miles
- Fowey Harbour Harbour 9.3 miles
- Lane Theatre Theatre 11.5 miles
- Lansallos Beach Beach 11.7 miles
- Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre Museum 12.1 miles