Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Polruan, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Polruan 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 Polruan, 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 | Polruan |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.328898 |
| Longitude | -4.634151 |
| Place Type | Village |
Polruan clings to the steep, slate-streaked cliffs of the Fowey estuary, where the salt-heavy air tastes of deep water and ancient maritime toil. It lies 0.4 miles south of Fowey (from Fowey: bearing 174°T, OS grid SX 126 509). The narrow, winding lanes of Polruan ascend sharply from the quay, offering a vertical perspective of the harbour where the light shifts constantly between bruised purple and brilliant silver. A short walk along the coastal path reveals the Polruan Blockhouse, a stone sentinel that once held a heavy chain across the river mouth to bar the entry of hostile ships. Beyond this ruin, the path leads toward the weathered stones of St Saviour's Chapel, where the ground falls away into the vast, open mouth of the English Channel. The horizon here is dominated by the expansive, shifting textures of the sea, which dictates the pace of life for the boatbuilders and sailors who call these heights home. Throughout the day, the sun catches the grey granite of the medieval wayside cross on Fore Street, a silent witness to the generations that have climbed these inclines. Polruan maintains a rugged, salt-bitten character that remains indifferent to the changing seasons, anchored firmly to the rock by its long history of seafaring.
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Explore Polruan, 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: 50.328898, -4.634151. 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. |