Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Polperro, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Polperro 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 Polperro, 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.
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| Place | Polperro |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.331513 |
| Longitude | -4.519473 |
| Place Type | Village |
Polperro clings to the jagged Cornish coastline like a barnacle against the relentless Atlantic spray. It lies 3.3 miles west-south-west of Looe (from Looe: bearing 242°T, OS grid SX 207 509), and is situated south-west of Carey Park village. The narrow, twisting lanes of Polperro funnel the salt-heavy air toward the harbour, where the rhythmic clatter of fishing gear replaces the silence of the inland moors. Above the harbour, the Polperro Heritage Museum of Smuggling & Fishing keeps watch over a legacy built on dark nights and contraband run beneath the cover of moonless tides. To the west, the rugged slopes of Hard Head rise sharply against the horizon, their stony faces weathered by centuries of biting gales. Walking the coastal path, one feels the weight of the sea’s history pressing into the very slate of the cliffs. The light here possesses a silver, splintered quality, catching the white foam that breaks against the rocks before dissolving back into the deep. Every stone wall and cramped cottage in Polperro seems to lean inward, as if bracing against the inevitable return of the winter storms.
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Explore Polperro, 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: 50.331513, -4.519473. 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. |