St. Wenn is a small rural parish in central Cornwall, set amid rolling granite countryside a few miles from the edge of Bodmin Moor. The compact village clusters around a medieval parish church with a stout granite tower and traditional stone cottages, giving the place a quietly historic, unhurried character.
Farming - particularly livestock and smallholdings - still shapes the local economy, with a smattering of holiday lets and visitors exploring inland Cornwall supplementing incomes. Community life is centred on the church, the village hall and occasional local events, reflecting a close‑knit, traditionally Cornish social scene.
Postcode districts covering St. Wenn
Most populated places nearby
- Redruth 22.1 miles35.5 km
- Falmouth 23 miles37 km
- St. Austell 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Truro 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Newquay 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Bodmin 6.4 miles10.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Rosenannon Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Withiel Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Victoria Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- St. Columb Major, St. Mawgan & St. Wenn Ward 3.2 miles5.2 km
- St. Breock Parish 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Tredinnick Built-up area 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Roche Built-up area 3.6 miles5.8 km
- St. Columb Major Built-up area 3.7 miles6 km
- St. Issey Parish 4 miles6.4 km
- Roche & Bugle Ward 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Wadebridge Built-up area 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Egloshayle Built-up area 4.6 miles7.3 km
Example postcodes in St. Wenn
PL30 5NT, PL30 5PP, PL30 5PR, PL30 5PF, PL30 5PW, PL30 5PQ, PL30 5PD, TR9 6EL, PL30 5PH … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 5.7 miles9.1 km
- Exeter International Airport 66.6 miles107.3 km
- Roche Railway Station 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Boscarne Junction Railway Station 4.9 miles7.9 km
Hotels near St. Wenn Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Bodmin - Victoria Junction 3 3.1 miles5 km
- Bodmin Jail Hotel 4 6 miles9.6 km
- St. Kew Shepherd Huts 3 6.8 miles11 km
- The St Enodoc Hotel 4 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Molesworth Arms 4.4 miles7.1 km
- The Crown Inn 3 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Lazy Waves Boutique B&B 4 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Scarlet Hotel 4 7.2 miles11.5 km
- Harbour Hotel Padstow 4 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Boscundle Manor 9.3 miles14.9 km
Schools in St. Wenn
- St Wenn School Primary
Local points of interest
- The Japanese Garden Gardens 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre Museum 6.5 miles10.5 km
- St Eval Kart Circuit Recreation 6.6 miles10.5 km
- Beacon Cove Beach Beach 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Harlyn beach Beach 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Butterhole Beach Beach 8.4 miles13.6 km
- Eden Project Gardens 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Constantine Bay Beach Beach 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Lane Theatre Theatre 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Tolcarne Beach Beach 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Trenance Gardens Gardens 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Charlestown Harbour Harbour 9.9 miles16 km