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 miles26.9 km
- Falmouth 15.7 miles25.2 km
- St. Austell 5 miles8 km
- Truro 9.5 miles15.2 km
- Camborne 20.1 miles32.3 km
- Newquay 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Bodmin 11.2 miles18 km
- Helston 23.5 miles37.9 km
Neighbouring places
- St. Stephen-in-Brannel Parish 0.6 miles1 km
- Trethosa Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Foxhole Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Treviscoe Built-up area 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Nanpean Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Lanjeth Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Grampound Road Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- St. Dennis & St. Enoder Ward 2.6 miles4.3 km
- St. Dennis Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- St. Mewan Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Sticker Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Whitemoor Built-up area 3.1 miles4.9 km
Example postcodes in St. Stephen
PL26 7NN, PL26 7PG, PL26 7RN, PL26 7NG, PL26 7NT, PL26 7PZ, PL26 7PS, PL26 7PW, PL26 7EF … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 8.1 miles13 km
- Exeter International Airport 70.3 miles113.1 km
- St Columb Road Railway Station 4.3 miles7 km
- St Austell Railway Station 4.5 miles7.3 km
Hotels near St. Stephen Ad
- Tremarne Hotel 3 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Mevagissey Bay Hotel 3 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Boscundle Manor 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Holiday Inn Express Bodmin - Victoria Junction 3 6.6 miles10.6 km
- The Cornwall Hotel Spa & Lodges 4 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Carlyon Bay Hotel 4 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Lazy Waves Boutique B&B 4 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Townhouse Rooms 4 9.3 miles15 km
- The Crown Inn 3 9.1 miles14.7 km
- The Alverton 4 8.6 miles13.8 km
Schools in St. Stephen
- Brannel School Secondary
- St Stephen Churchtown Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- The Lost Gardens of Heligan Gardens 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Charlestown Harbour Harbour 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Pentewan Beach Beach 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Eden Project Gardens 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Pencalenick Estate 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Lane Theatre Theatre 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Hemmick Beach Beach 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre Museum 8.7 miles13.9 km
- Vault Beach Beach 8.8 miles14.2 km
- The Japanese Garden Gardens 9 miles14.5 km
- Trenance Gardens Gardens 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Tolcarne Beach Beach 9.6 miles15.5 km