Gwinear is situated in the Deanery and Hundred of Penwith. To the North is the parish of Gwithian with Camborne also in the North going around to the East. Crowan is to the East going around to the South of Gwinear Parish, with St Erth and Phillack both lying to the West. This parish lies on high ground South-West of Camborne. Villages and hamlets within the Parish are the Churchtown, Coswinsausin, Drannock, Fraddam, Tregortha, Rewala, Relistian, Carnhell Green, and Wall. The civil parishes of Gwinear and Gwithian are combined to form Gwinear-Gwithian in 1934.