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 7PS, PL26 7PP, PL26 7EG, PL26 7RX, PL26 7ND, PL26 7RU, PL26 7NT, PL26 7PF, PL26 7NW … 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
- Tremarne Hotel 3 7.2 miles
- Mevagissey Bay Hotel 3 7.2 miles
- Boscundle Manor 6.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Bodmin - Victoria Junction 3 6.6 miles
- The Cornwall Hotel Spa & Lodges 4 4.5 miles
- Carlyon Bay Hotel 4 6.7 miles
- Lazy Waves Boutique B&B 4 9.7 miles
- Townhouse Rooms 4 9.3 miles
- The Crown Inn 3 9.1 miles
- The Alverton 4 8.6 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