Sancreed is in the centre of the Lands End peninsula. It is situated in the Deanery and Hundred of Penwith, and is bounded on the North by St Just, on the East by Madron, on the South by Paul and on the West by St Buryan. Although not on the coast, there is the large stretch of water of the Drift Reservoir to the east of the village, which is now much used by visitors for fishing and bird-watching. Principal hamlets are the Churchtown, Drift, Sellan, Brane and Newbridge.