Wheal Busy
Wheal Busy, sometimes called Great Wheal Busy and in its early years known as Chacewater Mine, was a metalliferous mine halfway between Redruth and Truro in the Gwennap mining area of Cornwall, England.Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of Saint Paul and Truro.
Truro
Aerodrome
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Truro Aerodrome is an unlicensed aerodrome located 3 NM west northwest of Truro, Cornwall, England, UK. In 2012, its existence was threatened by plans for residential development associated with the proposed Stadium for Cornwall. Truro is situated 1½ miles northeast of Wheal Busy.
Holy Trinity Parish Church, St. Day
Church
Photo: SMJ, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holy Trinity Parish Church, St. Day is situated 1½ miles south of Wheal Busy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blackwater and Creegbrawse.
Blackwater
Village
Photo: Alan Walker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blackwater is a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated in the parish of St Agnes between Truro and Redruth. The village lies on the old course of the A30 north of the current course which bypasses it.
Creegbrawse
Hamlet
Photo: Alan Walker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Creegbrawse is a hamlet in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated between the villages of Chacewater and Todpool approximately three miles east of Redruth.
Todpool
Hamlet
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Todpool is a hamlet in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is located between Chacewater and St Day villages and is three miles east of Redruth.
Wheal Busy
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: former Cornish tin mine located on the Tregothnan Estate, ruins include the former forge, engine and boiler houses
- Categories: tin mine, building complex, and locality
- Location: Chacewater, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.26125° or 50° 15′ 41″ northLongitude
-5.17158° or 5° 10′ 18″ westOpen location code
9C2P7R6H+G9OpenStreetMap ID
node 11742327284OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletWikidata ID
Q7991790
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