Wheal Peevor
Wheal Peevor was a metalliferous mine located on North Downs about 1.5 miles north-east of Redruth, Cornwall, England. The first mining sett was granted here in around 1701 on land owned by the St Aubyn family.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Church of St Stephen and Redruth railway station.
Redruth railway station
Railway station
Redruth station serves the town of Redruth, Cornwall… Redruth railway station is situated 1½ miles south of Wheal Peevor.
Kresen Kernow
Government office
Kresen Kernow in Redruth, United Kingdom is Cornwall's… Kresen Kernow is situated 1½ miles southwest of Wheal Peevor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wheal Rose and Forge.
Wheal Rose
Hamlet
Wheal Rose is a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, in the Redruth and St Agnes parishes.
Wheal Peevor
- Type: Ruins
- Description: tin and copper mine in Cornwall, England, UK
- Categories: mine and historic site
- Location: Redruth, North Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.25335° or 50° 15′ 12″ north
Longitude
-5.21714° or 5° 13′ 2″ west
Open location code
9C2P7Q3M+84
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cornish to Welsh—“Wheal Peevor” goes by many names.
- Cornish: “Hwel Pever”
- Welsh: “Hwel Pever”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Radnor Golf and Leisure and Globe Vale Caravan Park.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Wheal Peevor Farm and The Pryors.
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