The ward centred on Threemilestone and Chacewater sits just west of Truro in mid‑Cornwall and combines the suburban edge of Threemilestone with the smaller, traditional village of Chacewater. It enjoys good road links into Truro and beyond, and the landscape alternates between housing estates and retail/light industrial areas to the east and farmland and lanes around the village to the west.
The community has an active local life with schools, sports clubs and village halls, and many residents commute into Truro or work in local services. Chacewater's nineteenth‑century mining heritage is still evident in the local landscape, while Threemilestone has developed in recent decades with supermarkets and retail facilities, giving the area a mix of rural history and modern suburban amenities.
Postcode districts covering Threemilestone & Chacewater
Most populated places nearby
- Redruth 4.4 miles
- Falmouth 8.4 miles
- St. Austell 17 miles
- Truro 3.4 miles
- Camborne 7.7 miles
- Newquay 10.8 miles
- Penzance 20.4 miles
- Bodmin 23.1 miles
- Helston 12.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Chacewater Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Threemilestone Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Kenwyn Parish 1.7 miles
- Blackwater Built-up area 1.7 miles
- St. Day Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Scorrier and Wheal Rose Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Carharrack Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Gwennap Parish 2.8 miles
- Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend Ward 3 miles
- Redruth Central, Carharrack & St. Day Ward 3 miles
- Kea Parish 3.1 miles
- Mount Hawke Built-up area 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Threemilestone & Chacewater
TR4 8PL, TR3 6BB, TR3 6FU, TR4 8NQ, TR4 8GA, TR4 8NW, TR4 8QB, TR3 6BT, TR4 9EX … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 13.8 miles
- Exeter International Airport 82.6 miles
- Truro Railway Station 3.5 miles
- Perranwell Railway Station 3.6 miles
Hotels near Threemilestone & Chacewater Ad
- Townhouse Rooms 4 3.9 miles
- Beacon Country House Hotel 3 4.2 miles
- The Valley Cottages 5 3.3 miles
- The Alverton 4 4.4 miles
- Portreath Arms 6.4 miles
- Rose in Vale Country House Hotel 4 3.5 miles
- Penventon Park Hotel 4 4.6 miles
- Mannings Hotel 4 4.1 miles
- Hotel Vara 4 3.9 miles
- Inn for All Seasons 3.9 miles
Schools in Threemilestone & Chacewater
- Chacewater Community Primary School Primary
- Oak Tree School Independent - special
- Richard Lander School Secondary
- Threemilestone School Primary
Local points of interest
- Chapel Porth Beach Beach 4.8 miles
- Pencalenick Estate 5.6 miles
- Perranzabuloe Museum Museum 5.7 miles
- Perranporth Beach Beach 6 miles
- Gylly Beach Beach 8.9 miles
- Holywell Bay Beach Beach 9 miles
- Swanpool Beach Beach 9 miles
- Lamorran House Gardens Gardens 9.1 miles
- Poly Joke Beach Beach 9.7 miles
- Pendower Beach 9.7 miles
- Crantock Beach Beach 10 miles
- Lane Theatre Theatre 10.2 miles