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 around Penponds's best hiking areas can be found at 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.

The area around Penponds boasts some of the best towns including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

The area close to Penponds boasts some of the best hills including Kit Hill Country Park.

The area around Penponds boasts some of the best villages including Cremyll, and Botallack.

There are a number of historic buildings near to Penponds including Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Penponds has some unmissable airports nearby like Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Penponds History

There are some historic monuments around Penponds:

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