Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Charlestown, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Charlestown map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Charlestown, Cornwall, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Cornwall or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Charlestown and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Charlestown |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.333257 |
| Longitude | -4.758749 |
| Place Type | Village |
Charlestown commands the rugged Cornish coastline with the stoic dignity of a harbour carved by human ambition from solid rock. It lies 1.5 miles east-south-east of St Austell (from St Austell: bearing 104°T, OS grid SX 037 517), and is situated east-north-east of Duporth village. Granite quays, once darkened by the coal dust of the nineteenth century, now hold the shifting tides in a quiet, salt-crusted embrace. Beyond the protective embrace of the harbour walls, Charlestown Beach opens to the vast, grey-blue expanse of the English Channel, where the light catches the foam in fleeting, silver ribbons. A short walk southward leads to the tranquil sands of Duporth Beach, where the sea whispers against the shore with a rhythmic, percussive persistence. Echoes of a more industrial past linger just inland, where the ruins of the Old Mine stand as silent, weathered sentinels overlooking the hollows. The air here tastes of brine and damp stone, a bracing clarity that defines the character of the coast. Every vessel moored in the basin seems to hold its breath against the incoming Atlantic swells, waiting for the turn of the tide.
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Explore Charlestown, Cornwall, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 50.333257, -4.758749. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | September 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |