Penponds is a village in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Penponds

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

The area close to Penponds boasts some of the best hiking areas including Tehidy.

There are a number of country parks near Penponds including Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Callington, Polperro, and St Ives are great places to visit near Penponds if you like towns.

Don't miss Kit Hill Country Park's hills if visiting the area around Penponds.

Villages to visit near Penponds include Cremyll, and Botallack.

The area around Penponds's best historic buildings can be found at Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Penponds's best nearby airports can be found at Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Penponds History

There are some historic monuments around Penponds:

• Meruny Cross, 200m SSW of Merther-Uny Farm
• Standing stone known as the Long Stone, 180m north of Halvanance Farm
• Three wayside crosses in the grounds of Clowance
• Round 275m WNW of Nanterrow Farm
• Wayside cross-head in Phillack churchyard, south west of the church
• Cross 140yds (130m) E of Pendarves Farm
• Wayside cross and cross-base immediately north east of the Donald Thomas Daycare Centre, 180m east of St Meriadoc and St Martin's Church
• Polmenor Cross in Gwinear churchyard, 12m north of the church
• Round cairn 225m NNW of Tregonning Hill House
• Standing stone 100m west of Lezerea Farm
• Churchyard cross in Gwithian churchyard
• Cross in forecourt of Methodist Chapel, Chapel Street
• Round cairn and kerbed cairn 300m north east of Blackrock Farm
• Bodilly Cross, at Bodilly Veor
• Minor Romano British villa 100m south east of Magor Farm
• Portal dolmen called The Giant's Quoit at Carwynnen
• Iron Age defended settlement 550m east of Feadon Farm
• Three bowl barrows 245m north west of Gregwartha Cottage
• East Pool Mine
• Wayside cross at Trenethick Barton
• The Tolgus arsenic works 80m south east of East Tolgus House
• Enclosures E of Gurlyn
• Godrevy Headland - complex of prehistoric sites
• Medieval chapel called St Govian's Chapel, 200m south east of Gwithian Bridge
• Part of a cliff castle called Crane Castle
• Churchyard cross in St Illogan churchyard
• Wayside cross in Gwinear churchyard, 5m north of the church
• The remains of the Chapel of St Ia and adjacent cell
• Animal pound 160m ESE of Gwithian church
• Part of the mining complex of Wheal Basset and Grylls Mine called Tyack's Shaft
• National Explosives
• Bowl barrow 230m east of Trewirgie Farm
• Churchyard cross in Phillack churchyard, south of the church
• Betty Adit tailings works, 170m south west of Harley Farm
• Round at Castle Kayle Farm
• Neolithic hilltop enclosure with later settlement and defensive structures, a prehistoric field system, a medieval castle and deer park and mineral workings on Carn Brea
• Trevena Cross
• Wayside cross-head in Gwinear churchyard, east of the church
• Pengersick Castle and associated building platform
• Part of the mining complex associated with Marriott's Shaft once part of South Wheal Francis tin and copper mine
• Round 680m east of Gwealavellan Farm
• Coastguard look-out tower and landmark 240m north of Portreath Harbour
• Trevarnon Round
• Round in North Cliff Plantation 800yds (730m) NW of Tehidy Hospital
• Round cairn 185m NNW of Old Hilltop Farm
• Side and King's Garden at Godolphin House
• Part of the mining complex at Wheal Peevor
• Part of the mining complex at South Condurrow and Wheal Grenville Mines, 410m south west of Newton Moor Farm
• Part of a mining complex 210m south of Nancegollan Farm
• Rectangular camp SW of Trevarnon Round
• Linear earthworks, probably 17th century, W of Godrevy
• Wayside cross on Whitcross Hill, immediately north of Seaview Terrace
• Wayside Cross at Camborne Park Recreation Ground
• Roseworthy Arsenic Works, 700m west of Cornhill Farm
• Round with medieval re-use as a manor house at Crane Godrevy, 650m south east of Godrevy Farm
• Mortar outcrop at Trenear, 9m north east of Poldark Mine entrance
• Wayside cross in Camborne churchyard, 10m west of the church
• Medieval chapel and enclosures 570m north west of Wheal Freedom
• Round cairn with later shelter and beacon known as Beacon Hut, 430m NNW of Wheal Lovell Farm
• Small stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' 60m east of Carthew House
• Romano-British defended settlement 340m ESE of Grambla
• Wayside cross in St John's churchyard, Treslothan
• Part of the mining complex at Wheal Grenville and East Wheal Grenville Mines 210 north west of Newton Moor Farm
• Wayside cross and cross-base in Camborne churchyard, 10m south west of the church
• An early Christian memorial stone and a wayside cross in Phillack churchyard, south east of the church
• Round 520m north west of Trevissick Farm
• Kerbed cairn called Hangman's Barrow
• Holy well at Trelill, 190m ENE of Trelill House
• Multi-period prehistoric settlement sites and associated field systems at Godrevy Towans
• Multi-period archaeological landscape on Tregonning Hill