Townshend is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Townshend postcode: TR27 6AG

Retail in Townshend

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

There are a several good hiking areas in the area around Townshend like Tehidy.

There are a number of country parks near Townshend 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 Townshend if you like towns.

Kit Hill Country Park is a great place to visit close to Townshend if you like hills.

Don't miss Cremyll, and Botallack's villages if visiting the area around Townshend.

There are a several good historic buildings in the area around Townshend like Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

The area around Townshend boasts some of the best airports including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Townshend History

There are some historic monuments around Townshend:

• Three wayside crosses in the grounds of Clowance
• The remains of the Chapel of St Ia and adjacent cell
• Betty Adit tailings works, 170m south west of Harley Farm
• Churchyard cross in Phillack churchyard, south of the church
• Portal dolmen called The Giant's Quoit at Carwynnen
• Multi-period archaeological landscape on Tregonning Hill
• Churchyard cross in Gwithian churchyard
• Wayside cross in Camborne churchyard, 10m west of the church
• Trevarnon Round
• Wayside cross 2m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Wayside cross called Crowlas Cross, 230m north east of Lower Tregender
• Late C18-C19 mill complex, ropeworks and associated water management system immediately east of Millpond Avenue, Foundry
• Wayside Cross at Camborne Park Recreation Ground
• Round with medieval re-use as a manor house at Crane Godrevy, 650m south east of Godrevy Farm
• National Explosives
• Tregurtha Downs mine complex
• Wayside cross 70m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Trevena Cross
• Roseworthy Arsenic Works, 700m west of Cornhill Farm
• Round in North Cliff Plantation 800yds (730m) NW of Tehidy Hospital
• Round at Castle Kayle Farm
• Cross in forecourt of Methodist Chapel, Chapel Street
• Wayside cross and cross-base in Camborne churchyard, 10m south west of the church
• Wayside cross at the junction between Cross Street and Church Street, Helston
• Wayside cross in St John's churchyard, Treslothan
• Wayside cross-head in Gwinear churchyard, east of the church
• Two wayside crosses in St Hilary's churchyard
• Rectangular camp SW of Trevarnon Round
• An early Christian memorial stone and a wayside cross in Phillack churchyard, south east of the church
• Wayside cross 40m west of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• St Erth Churchtown cross
• Small multivallate hillfort, early Christian memorial stone and C19 landscaped paths at Carnsew
• Multi-period prehistoric settlement sites and associated field systems at Godrevy Towans
• Medieval wayside cross at Whitecross, near Crowlas
• Polmenor Cross in Gwinear churchyard, 12m north of the church
• Minor Romano British villa 100m south east of Magor Farm
• Churchyard cross 25m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Wayside cross and cross-base immediately north east of the Donald Thomas Daycare Centre, 180m east of St Meriadoc and St Martin's Church
• Early Christian memorial stone and cross slab in St Hilary's churchyard
• Side and King's Garden at Godolphin House
• Wayside cross-head in Phillack churchyard, south west of the church
• Wheal Trewavas copper mine 310m south of Trewavas
• Round 275m WNW of Nanterrow Farm
• Wayside cross called The Mexico Cross, 250m north east of Riviere Farm, Phillack
• Churchyard cross and wayside cross in St Erth's churchyard
• Godrevy Headland - complex of prehistoric sites
• Round 680m east of Gwealavellan Farm
• Linear earthworks, probably 17th century, W of Godrevy
• Wayside cross in Lelant Lane, 670m north west of St Uny's Church
• Round cairn 225m NNW of Tregonning Hill House
• Pengersick Castle and associated building platform
• Wayside cross 65m west of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Sea Lane Cross, Lelant
• Wheal Prosper pumping engine house 210m south of Eastcliff Farm
• Standing stone known as the Long Stone, 180m north of Halvanance Farm
• Part of a mining complex 210m south of Nancegollan Farm
• Wayside cross in Gwinear churchyard, 5m north of the church
• Medieval chapel called St Govian's Chapel, 200m south east of Gwithian Bridge
• Animal pound 160m ESE of Gwithian church
• Standing stone 140m north west of Beersheba Farm
• Enclosures E of Gurlyn
• Wayside cross and cross slab in St Michael's churchyard
• Cross 140yds (130m) E of Pendarves Farm