Nancledra or Nancledrea (, meaning Kledri's valley) is a village in west Cornwall, England, UK. It is three miles (5 km) south of St Ives and four miles (6.5 km) north-northeast of Penzance.Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End Nancledra is a small village with a population of around 150. The village is in Towednack civil parish in the former mining area of Penwith peninsula.
A pub, The Engine Inn, is situated at Cripplesease just outside the village, but Nancledra has no village shop or Post Office.The Engine Inn Engine Inn website Nancledra School is situated one mile north of the village on the lane to Towednack at .Nancledra School Nancledra School website
The name of the village probably means valley of Clodri or valley of Cludri.Padel, O.J. (1988) A Popular Dictionary of Cornish Place-names. Penzance: Alison Hodge.
Robert Morton Nance, one of the chief revivers of the Cornish language, lived in Nancledra.
The local community radio station is Coast FM (formerly Penwith Radio), which broadcasts on 96.5 and 97.2 FM.
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