Cockwells is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Cockwells in Cornwall is located 6.0 km NE from Penzance and 6.6 km S from St Ives.

Retail in Cockwells

There are great places to visit near Cockwells including some great hiking areas, country parks, towns, hills, villages, historic buildings and airports.

Tehidy is a great place to visit close to Cockwells if you like hiking areas.

There are a several good country parks in the Cockwells area like Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

There are a number of towns near Cockwells including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

Hills to visit near Cockwells include Kit Hill Country Park.

There are a several good villages in the Cockwells area like Cremyll, and Botallack.

Places near Cockwells feature a number of interesting historic buildings including Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

There are a several good airports in the Cockwells area like Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Cockwells History

There are some historic monuments around Cockwells:

• Two kerbed cairns on Trendrine Hill
• Hut circle settlement at Sperris Croft 500yds (460m) SE of Tregerthen Cottage
• Three wayside crosses in the churchyard of St Sennara's Church
• Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 8m east of the church
• A small multivallate hillfort known as 'Castle-an-Dinas' which contains an 18th century folly called 'Roger's Tower'
• Dovecote called the 'Culver House', 330m SSW of Lower Bussow Farm
• Round cairn 135m west of Little Carnaquidden
• Hut circles, Higher Bussow
• Medieval wayside cross at Paul
• Round with medieval re-use as a manor house at Crane Godrevy, 650m south east of Godrevy Farm
• Settlement 450yds (400m) NW of Middle Carnaquidden
• Wayside cross 2m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Wayside cross immediately south of St Towennicus' Church
• Kerbed cairn 660m WNW of Foage Farm
• Churchyard cross-head in wall of Paul churchyard
• Early Christian memorial stone beside Bleu Bridge
• Churchyard cross in Phillack churchyard, south of the church
• Entrance grave known as Zennor Quoit 600m north-east of Foage Farm
• Tremethick Cross, 760m east of Tremethick Farm
• Bowl barrow 260m SSE of Zennor Quoit
• Trembath Cross 200m ENE of Buryas Bridge
• Wayside cross 70m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Wayside cross called Crowlas Cross, 230m north east of Lower Tregender
• Wayside cross in Lelant Lane, 670m north west of St Uny's Church
• Four crosses on St Michael's Mount
• Late C18-C19 mill complex, ropeworks and associated water management system immediately east of Millpond Avenue, Foundry
• Standing stone 140m north west of Beersheba Farm
• Wayside cross 40m west of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Stone hut circle 730m west of Foage Farm
• Cross-head in Madron churchyard, south of the church
• Portal dolmen known as Mulfra Quoit
• Wayside cross beside a farm track, 115m north of Rosemorran Farm
• Cross at Treassowe
• Churchyard cross in Gwithian churchyard
• Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 6m south of the church
• Standing stone 105m south east of Chyenhal Farm
• Round 275m WNW of Nanterrow Farm
• Trevarnon Round
• Round called Lesingey Round
• Rectangular enclosures 700yds (640m) E of Tregerthen
• Pengersick Castle and associated building platform
• Sea Lane Cross, Lelant
• Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 10m south east of the church
• Chysauster courtyard house settlement, fogou, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system
• An inscribed cross shaft, a lantern cross head and a cross-base in Gulval churchyard
• Churchyard cross and wayside cross in St Erth's churchyard
• Churchyard cross 25m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Penbeagle Cross
• Wayside cross 200m north east of Boscathnoe Farm
• Round cairn 180m WSW of Higher Conquer
• Stone hut circle settlement, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system 500m south of Foage Farm
• Wayside cross 65m west of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Courtyard house 150m north east of Trye Farm
• Wayside cross in Newlyn churchyard, south of the church
• Linear earthworks, probably 17th century, W of Godrevy
• Neolithic hilltop enclosure and Iron Age defended settlement known as Trencrom Castle
• Standing stone 340m south of Trye Farm
• Wayside cross-head in Phillack churchyard, south west of the church
• Enclosures E of Gurlyn
• Two courtyard houses and two stone hut circles 470m north east of Newmill
• Rectangular camp SW of Trevarnon Round
• Round 300yds (270m) NE of Newmill
• Round at Castle Kayle Farm
• Wayside cross called The Mexico Cross, 250m north east of Riviere Farm, Phillack
• Two wayside crosses in St Hilary's churchyard
• Multi-period prehistoric settlement sites and associated field systems at Godrevy Towans
• Market cross
• Godrevy Headland - complex of prehistoric sites
• Circular enclosure 385m NE of Higher Trenowin
• Round barrow 300yds (270m) SSE of Polhigey
• A round, courtyard house settlement and two stone hut circles 400m north east of Trye Farm
• Brunnion Cross, at Brunnion Carn
• Medieval wayside cross at Whitecross, near Crowlas
• Two cist graves 500yds (460m) NE of Tregerthen Cottage
• Medieval chapel called St Govian's Chapel, 200m south east of Gwithian Bridge
• Portal dolmen called Sperris Quoit
• Round 450yds (405m) NW of Lower Chellew Farm
• National Explosives
• Early Christian memorial stone and cross slab in St Hilary's churchyard
• An early Christian memorial stone and a wayside cross in Phillack churchyard, south east of the church
• Small multivallate hillfort, early Christian memorial stone and C19 landscaped paths at Carnsew
• St Erth Churchtown cross
• Round 280m WNW of Higher Faugan Hotel
• Churchyard cross in St Ia's churchyard
• Round called Lescudjack Castle
• Tregurtha Downs mine complex
• Courtyard house 280m north west of Middle Carnaquidden
• Wayside cross in Madron churchyard, west of the church
• Round, courtyard house, stone hut circle settlement and field system 275m north of Castallack Carn
• Animal pound 160m ESE of Gwithian church
• Ancient house and enclosures 250yds (230m) N of Mulfra Farm