Egloshayle is situated on the banks of the River Camel, in the Deanery of Trigg Minor, and in the Hundred of Trigg. It is bounded on the North by St Minver and St Kew, on the east by St Mabyn and Helland, on the South by Bodmin, and on the West by St Breock from which it is separated by the River Camel. In 1898 the two civil parishes united to form the Wadebridge Urban Council, which continued in existence until 1934.