Carn Brea

Carn Brea is a civil parish and hilltop site in , England, United Kingdom. The population of Carn Brea including Bosleake and Church Coombe was 8,013 at the 2011 census.
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  • Type: Locality with 9,370 residents
  • Description: civil parish in Cornwall, England, UK
  • Also known as: Carn Brea civil parish”, “Carn Brea CP”, and “Carn Brea, Redruth

Places of Interest

Highlights include Camborne Redruth Community Hospital and Kresen Kernow.

Hospital
The is a National Health Service hospital in , England. It is managed by Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

Government office
in , is Cornwall's archive centre, home to the world's biggest collection of archive and library material related to .

Museum
, was a metalliferous mine in the and mining area, just east of the village of in . 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 Redruth and Camborne.

is a town in . The town also has a long history of tin mining and is the home of Rodda's, a dairy that is the largest producer of Cornish clotted cream.

Town
is a town and civil parish in , England. At the 2021 census the population of the parish was 23,831 and the population of the built up area was 20,450.

Village
is a village in Carn Brea civil parish in west , England. It is bypassed by the A30, on the A3047 between and , between and .

Carn Brea

Latitude
50.2167° or 50° 13′ north
Longitude
-5.2566° or 5° 15′ 24″ west
Population
9,370
Elevation
581 feet (177 metres)
Open location code
9C2P6P8V+M9
Geo­Names ID
7293066
Wiki­data ID
Q5043749
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Welsh—“Carn Brea” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: কার্ন ব্রিঅ
  • Catalan: Karn Bre
  • Cebuano: Carn Brea (distrito)
  • Cebuano: Carn Brea
  • Chinese: 卡恩布里亚
  • Chinese: 卡恩布里亞
  • Cornish: Karn Bre
  • Cornish: Karnbre
  • Cornish: Pluw Garnbre
  • French: Carn Brea
  • German: Carn Brea
  • Gujarati: કાર્ન બ્રી
  • Irish: Carn Brea
  • Japanese: ケーン・ブレア
  • Kannada: ಕಾರ್ನ್ ಬ್ರಿಯಾ
  • Korean: 칸 브리어
  • Lithuanian: Čarn Brea
  • Polish: Carn Brea
  • Portuguese: Carn Brea
  • Russian: Карн-Бри
  • Spanish: Carn Brea
  • Swedish: Carn Brea (distrikt)
  • Swedish: Carn Brea
  • Tamil: கார்ன் பிரீ
  • Telugu: కార్న్ బ్రియా
  • Turkish: Carn Brea, Redruth
  • Urdu: کارن برے
  • Welsh: Carn Brea
  • Welsh: Pluw Garnbre
  • Welsh: Plwyf Garnbre

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Carn Brea and Carn Brea Castle.

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