Penwithick () or Penwithick StentsOrdnance Survey One-inch Map of Great Britain; Bodmin and Launceston, sheet 186. 1961. is a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated north of St Austell,Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 200 Newquay & Bodmin in the civil parish of Treverbyn in the 'clay country' area of china clay quarrying. Whilst falling in a different civil parish Penwithick does have an electoral ward in its own name. The population of the ward at the census 2011 was 4,479
Penwithick has a small local shop which also has a sub post office, a social club as well as a premises selling fish & chips.
There are plans to build a new settlement Baal & West Carclaze south of the village as part of the St Austell and Clay Country Eco-town. This would include 1,800 to 2,500 homes. The plan was given outline approval in July 2009.
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