Pillaton is a small parish of about 4.6 square miles (1,177 hectares) on the western edge of the Tamar Valley in South-East Cornwall. It is bounded by the parishes of St. Dominick and St. Mellion to the north, the River Lynher to the west, Botus Fleming to the south and Landulph to the east. The population of the Parish is around 500 with about 70% of the people living in Pillaton village itself.

The village is listed in the Domesday Book so has probably been here for more than 1000 years. More information on this can be found in the History pages.

Farming has been the mainstay of the parish over all these years, although only a small proportion of the resident workers today are employed in this industry. The only large employer is Kernock Park Plants, a thriving specialist nursery with some 120 employees. Many parish residents have retired and most of those still working do so outside the parish, in Plymouth and south-east Cornwall.