Canonstown is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Canonstown postcode: TR27 6NE

Retail in Canonstown

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

Tehidy is one of Canonstown's best, nearby hiking areas to visit in Canonstown.

The area around Canonstown boasts some of the best country parks 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 Canonstown if you like towns.

The area around Canonstown's best hills can be found at Kit Hill Country Park.

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

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

Airports to visit near Canonstown include Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Canonstown History

There are some historic monuments around Canonstown:

• Churchyard cross in Phillack churchyard, south of the church
• Medieval wayside cross at Whitecross, near Crowlas
• Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 6m south of the church
• Tregurtha Downs mine complex
• Pengersick Castle and associated building platform
• Cross at Treassowe
• St Erth Churchtown cross
• Wayside cross 70m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Wheal Trewavas copper mine 310m south of Trewavas
• Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 10m south east of the church
• Market cross
• Wayside cross in Lelant Lane, 670m north west of St Uny's Church
• Round called Lescudjack Castle
• Churchyard cross-head in wall of Paul churchyard
• An early Christian memorial stone and a wayside cross in Phillack churchyard, south east of the church
• Wayside cross-head in Gwinear churchyard, east of the church
• Animal pound 160m ESE of Gwithian church
• Churchyard cross 25m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Four crosses on St Michael's Mount
• Round cairn 135m west of Little Carnaquidden
• Side and King's Garden at Godolphin House
• A small multivallate hillfort known as 'Castle-an-Dinas' which contains an 18th century folly called 'Roger's Tower'
• Wayside cross called The Mexico Cross, 250m north east of Riviere Farm, Phillack
• Wayside cross called Crowlas Cross, 230m north east of Lower Tregender
• Hut circles, Higher Bussow
• Churchyard cross in Gwithian churchyard
• Wayside cross 2m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Standing stone 140m north west of Beersheba Farm
• Two kerbed cairns on Trendrine Hill
• Churchyard cross in St Ia's churchyard
• Stone hut circle settlement, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system 500m south of Foage Farm
• Bowl barrow 260m SSE of Zennor Quoit
• Round barrow 300yds (270m) SSE of Polhigey
• Godrevy Headland - complex of prehistoric sites
• Rectangular camp SW of Trevarnon Round
• Wayside cross 65m west of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Portal dolmen called Sperris Quoit
• Round with medieval re-use as a manor house at Crane Godrevy, 650m south east of Godrevy Farm
• Circular enclosure 385m NE of Higher Trenowin
• Wheal Prosper pumping engine house 210m south of Eastcliff Farm
• Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 8m east of the church
• Round 680m east of Gwealavellan Farm
• Round cairn 180m WSW of Higher Conquer
• Courtyard house 280m north west of Middle Carnaquidden
• Linear earthworks, probably 17th century, W of Godrevy
• Enclosures E of Gurlyn
• Multi-period prehistoric settlement sites and associated field systems at Godrevy Towans
• Sea Lane Cross, Lelant
• Hut circle settlement at Sperris Croft 500yds (460m) SE of Tregerthen Cottage
• Wayside cross beside a farm track, 115m north of Rosemorran Farm
• Medieval wayside cross at Paul
• Early Christian memorial stone beside Bleu Bridge
• Penbeagle Cross
• Settlement 450yds (400m) NW of Middle Carnaquidden
• Two cist graves 500yds (460m) NE of Tregerthen Cottage
• Round at Castle Kayle Farm
• Wayside cross 40m west of St Uny's Church, Lelant
• Wayside cross in Gwinear churchyard, 5m north of the church
• Entrance grave known as Zennor Quoit 600m north-east of Foage Farm
• Late C18-C19 mill complex, ropeworks and associated water management system immediately east of Millpond Avenue, Foundry
• Brunnion Cross, at Brunnion Carn
• An inscribed cross shaft, a lantern cross head and a cross-base in Gulval churchyard
• Medieval chapel called St Govian's Chapel, 200m south east of Gwithian Bridge
• Trevarnon Round
• National Explosives
• Multi-period archaeological landscape on Tregonning Hill
• Early Christian memorial stone and cross slab in St Hilary's churchyard
• Dovecote called the 'Culver House', 330m SSW of Lower Bussow Farm
• Two wayside crosses in St Hilary's churchyard
• Churchyard cross and wayside cross in St Erth's churchyard
• Small multivallate hillfort, early Christian memorial stone and C19 landscaped paths at Carnsew
• Polmenor Cross in Gwinear churchyard, 12m north of the church
• Round 275m WNW of Nanterrow Farm
• Wayside cross immediately south of St Towennicus' Church
• Rectangular enclosures 700yds (640m) E of Tregerthen
• Round 450yds (405m) NW of Lower Chellew Farm
• Chysauster courtyard house settlement, fogou, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system
• Wayside cross-head in Phillack churchyard, south west of the church
• Wayside cross in Newlyn churchyard, south of the church
• Neolithic hilltop enclosure and Iron Age defended settlement known as Trencrom Castle