Pool
Pool is a village in Carn Brea civil parish in west Cornwall, England. It is bypassed by the A30, on the A3047 between Camborne and Redruth, between Tuckingmill and Illogan Highway.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
- Also known as: “Pool, Cornwall”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pool Methodist Church and St Illogan’s Church.
East Pool mine
Museum
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East Pool mine, was a metalliferous mine in the Camborne and Redruth mining area, just east of the village of Pool in Cornwall. Worked from the early 18th century until 1945, first for copper and later tin, it was very profitable for much of its life.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tuckingmill and Illogan Highway.
Tuckingmill
Village
Photo: Colin Pyle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tuckingmill is a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, which is in the civil parish of Camborne. Tucking Mill was the Cornish term for a fulling mill which was where homespun cloth was dipped, cleansed and dressed.
Illogan Highway
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Illogan Highway is a village on the A30 main road west of Redruth in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is in the civil parish of Carn Brea. Thomas Merritt, who composed several Christmas carols, including "Hark the Glad Sound!
Park Bottom
Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Park Bottom is a hamlet north of Pool and near Illogan in west Cornwall, England. The village centers around one junction in the lower part of the town.
Pool
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Carn Brea, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.22694° or 50° 13′ 37″ northLongitude
-5.27051° or 5° 16′ 14″ westElevation
305 feet (93 metres)Open location code
9C2P6PGH+QQOpenStreetMap ID
node 29227408OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Pool” goes by many names.
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