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.

Hiking Areas to visit near Townshend include Tehidy.

Townshend has some unmissable country parks nearby like Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

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

Hills to visit near Townshend include Kit Hill Country Park.

Townshend's best nearby villages can be found at Cremyll, and Botallack.

Don't miss Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park's historic buildings if visiting the area around Townshend.

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:

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