 Gunwalloe lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).Almost a third of Cornwall has AONB designation, with the same status and protection as a National Park.Gunwalloe is considered to be the first entry for Cornwall in the Domesday Book, given that the King's manor of Winnianton is the first listing, which at the time of writing was the head manor in the hundred of Kerrier.