St. Stephen, often known as St Stephen-in-Brannel, is an inland village and parish in mid-Cornwall, England, sitting a short distance from the market town of St Austell. The landscape bears the scars and character of the china‑clay industry that reshaped the area in the 19th and 20th centuries, with a patchwork of white clay tips, restored heathland and rolling farmland giving the parish a distinctive, working‑landscape look.
Historically agricultural, the parish grew with mining and clay extraction and today combines light industry, local services and commuter households while keeping a strong local identity: a medieval parish church at its heart, village halls, community clubs and small settlements such as Nanpean and Foxhole. It’s also within easy reach of regional attractions, so residents and visitors often link a short visit here with nearby sights like the Eden Project.
Postcode districts covering St. Stephen
Most populated places nearby
- Redruth 16.7 miles
- Falmouth 15.7 miles
- St. Austell 5 miles
- Truro 9.5 miles
- Camborne 20.1 miles
- Newquay 9.1 miles
- Bodmin 11.2 miles
- Helston 23.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- St. Stephen-in-Brannel Parish 0.6 miles
- Trethosa Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Foxhole Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Treviscoe Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Nanpean Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Lanjeth Built-up area 2 miles
- Grampound Road Built-up area 2.5 miles
- St. Dennis & St. Enoder Ward 2.6 miles
- St. Dennis Built-up area 2.7 miles
- St. Mewan Parish 2.8 miles
- Sticker Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Whitemoor Built-up area 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in St. Stephen
PL26 7PX, PL26 7PN, PL26 7NR, PL26 7PH, PL26 7ND, PL26 7RU, PL26 7NG, PL26 7PE, PL26 7QD … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 8.1 miles
- Exeter International Airport 70.3 miles
- St Columb Road Railway Station 4.3 miles
- St Austell Railway Station 4.5 miles
Hotels near St. Stephen Ad
- The Cornwall Hotel Spa & Lodges 4 4.5 miles
- Premier Inn 3 3.3 miles
- Premier Inn Newquay - A30/Fraddon 3 3.3 miles
- The Waterwheel 4 4.3 miles
- Travelodge St Austell 3 4.5 miles
- The White Hart Hotel 3 4.4 miles
- The Kingswood 4.5 miles
- The Plume of Feathers 4 5.3 miles
- The Carlyon Bay Hotel and Spa 4 6.8 miles
- Rashleigh Arms 4 5.9 miles
Schools in St. Stephen
- Brannel School Secondary
- St Stephen Churchtown Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- The Lost Gardens of Heligan Gardens 5.5 miles
- Charlestown Harbour Harbour 6.1 miles
- Pentewan Beach Beach 6.4 miles
- Eden Project Gardens 6.6 miles
- Pencalenick Estate 7.7 miles
- Lane Theatre Theatre 8.2 miles
- Hemmick Beach Beach 8.6 miles
- Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre Museum 8.7 miles
- Vault Beach Beach 8.8 miles
- The Japanese Garden Gardens 9 miles
- Trenance Gardens Gardens 9.2 miles
- Tolcarne Beach Beach 9.6 miles