Historic landfill sites in Helston, Cornwall
The Environment Agency records 28 historic landfill sites in and around Helston, Cornwall. covering roughly 58 hectares in total. The largest is Trezise at 15.26 ha. Recorded waste ranges up to liquid/sludge waste. Data: October 2025 revision.
Recorded landfill boundaries around Helston (indicative, digitised at 1:10,000).
All recorded sites, largest first
| Site | Area | Last input | Waste types |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trezise | 15.26 ha | 1988 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Newton Farm | 11.82 ha | — | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Godolphin Cross | 3.98 ha | 1973 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Methleigh Bottoms | 3.74 ha | 1990 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Gay's Hill | 3.72 ha | 1971 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Penrose Amenity Area | 3.24 ha | — | Inert |
| Meaver | 3.17 ha | — | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Bonython | 1.74 ha | — | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Mill Farm | 1.42 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Fairground | 1.24 ha | — | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Brill Quarry | 1.13 ha | 1976 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Flambards | 1.08 ha | — | Inert |
| Newham Barton Farm | 1.07 ha | 1992 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Roseladden | 0.87 ha | — | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Near Sithney School | 0.69 ha | — | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Porthleven | 0.55 ha | — | Inert |
| Sethnoe Farm, Breage | 0.47 ha | — | IndustrialCommercialInert |
| Rosemaber Farm | 0.45 ha | 1986 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Carnmeal Mine | 0.45 ha | — | IndustrialInert |
| St Johns | 0.36 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Roseladden Quarry | 0.33 ha | — | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Millewarne | 0.29 ha | — | IndustrialInert |
| Worvas Farm, Ruan Minor | 0.23 ha | 1991 | IndustrialInert |
| Trannack Quarry | 0.22 ha | — | Liquid / sludgeInert |
| Treverry Wood | 0.21 ha | 1986 | IndustrialCommercialInert |
| Lizard Downs | 0.18 ha | — | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Wincanton Motors | 0.15 ha | 1969 | Inert |
| Newham Lane | 0.07 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
What this data does — and doesn't — cover
- Licensed-era records only. Waste licensing began in 1974. Older tips — especially small pre-war ones — are incompletely recorded, so absence from this data does not mean no landfill ever existed here.
- Not the contaminated-land register. Councils hold a separate register of land determined as contaminated. A historic landfill entry is not a contamination determination, and vice versa.
- Boundaries are indicative. Digitised at 1:10,000 scale; some are buffers around a point rather than surveyed edges.
- Not a substitute for a formal environmental search. If you're buying, your conveyancer's environmental search checks this and several other sources.
EA Historic Landfill dataset, October 2025 revision. More on the methodology page.
Common questions
- How many former landfill sites are there in Helston?
- 28 historic (closed) landfill sites are recorded within about 15km of Helston town centre in the Environment Agency's Historic Landfill dataset (October 2025 revision). Pre-1974 sites are incompletely recorded, so the true historical number is likely higher.
- How do I check a specific address in Helston?
- Search the postcode on Landfill Check — you'll see every recorded site within 1km, with distance, direction and waste types, measured to the site boundary.
Nearby areas
Worth reading: buying a house near a former landfill and what the waste types mean.