(Hamlet near Rinsey Croft)
Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Hendra, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Hendra 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.
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| Place | Hendra |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.101991 |
| Longitude | -5.369816 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Hendra rests upon the rugged, salt-sprayed rise of the Cornish coastline, where the Atlantic gales temper the spirit of the land. It lies 4.2 miles west of Helston (from Helston: bearing 271°T, OS grid SW 591 278), and is situated west-south-west of Rinsey Croft village. The golden, shifting expanse of Praa Sands provides a luminous western boundary, catching the light in a way that turns the ocean foam into crushed pearl. Southward, the silhouette of the Wheal Prosper Pumping Engine House stands against the horizon, a stoic sentinel of a vanished industrial age that once hollowed out these cliffs for tin. Hendra occupies a quiet vantage point where the earth feels thin and ancient, deeply attuned to the rhythmic pulse of the tides below. Only a short distance away, the secluded cove of Lesceave Por offers a jagged contrast to the softer dunes, revealing the raw, dark geology of the peninsula. The air here holds a distinct, bracing clarity, sharpened by the constant movement of the sea against the craggy foundations of the coast. Such solitude defines Hendra, ensuring that the passage of the seasons remains the primary clock for those who walk its narrow, wind-swept lanes.
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Explore Hendra, 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: 50.101991, -5.369816. 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. |