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 miles28.8 km
- Falmouth 15 miles24.1 km
- St. Austell 3.7 miles6 km
- Truro 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Camborne 21.2 miles34.2 km
- Newquay 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Bodmin 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Helston 23.6 miles38 km
Neighbouring places
- Sticker Built-up area 0.6 miles1 km
- St. Ewe Parish 1.3 miles2 km
- Polgooth Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- St. Mewan Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Grampound with Creed Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Pentewan Valley Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Trewoon Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Lanjeth Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Grampound Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- St. Austell Central & Gover Ward 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Mevagissey & St. Austell Bay Ward 3.1 miles5 km
- Mevagissey Built-up area 3.4 miles5.4 km
Example postcodes in St. Mewan & Grampound
PL26 7TE, PL26 7HB, PL25 5FH, PL26 7BZ, PL26 7AS, PL25 5TP, TR2 4RA, PL25 5TL, TR2 5SJ … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Exeter International Airport 69.3 miles111.5 km
- St Austell Railway Station 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Bugle Railway Station 6.8 miles10.9 km
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 miles3.3 km
- Pentewan Beach Beach 3 miles4.8 km
- Charlestown Harbour Harbour 4.1 miles6.5 km
- Hemmick Beach Beach 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Vault Beach Beach 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Eden Project Gardens 5.7 miles9.1 km
- Pencalenick Estate 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Pendower Beach 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Fowey Harbour Harbour 9.3 miles15 km
- Lane Theatre Theatre 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Lansallos Beach Beach 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre Museum 12.1 miles19.5 km