
What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Cornwall.
St Austell Railway Station was a key transport hub on the Cornwall Railway, opening in 1859 to serve the town's growing granite and china clay industries. It was connected to the broader railway network, facilitating the export of local minerals and contributing significantly to the industrial development of Cornwall.
Places near here
The Red BankListed building · 76 yd
Friends' Meeting HouseListed building · 78 yd
Millennium Milepost East HillVisitor information · 118 yd
Sustrans millennium milepostMonument or public art · 122 yd
Sundial sculpture, Park, St AustellPublic sculpture · 127 yd
Milestone - Truro 14Monument or public art · 389 yd
Menacuddle - Waterfall (or Weir)Waterfall · 884 yd
Radio TowerCastle, fort or tower · 1.0 mi
Roseweek PlantationWood · 1.4 mi
Clay trailsVisitor information · 1.5 mi
Duporth BeachBeach / strand · 1.5 mi
Museum Docks, CharlestownHeritage place · 1.5 miOther information
Photo: Tony Atkin · CC BY-SA 2.0