Tonkin’s Shaft
Tonkin’s Shaft is a historic site in Chacewater, Cornwall, England. Tonkin’s Shaft is situated nearby to the ruins Unity Wood Mine Winding Engine House, as well as near Unity Wood Mine Magor’s Pumping Engine House.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of Saint Paul and Holy Trinity Parish Church, St. Day.
Church of Saint Paul
Church
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of Saint Paul is situated 1 mile east of Tonkin’s Shaft.
Holy Trinity Parish Church, St. Day
Church
Photo: SMJ, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holy Trinity Parish Church, St. Day is situated 1 mile southwest of Tonkin’s Shaft.
Gwennap Pit
Photo: Gwyn Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gwennap Pit is situated 1½ miles southwest of Tonkin’s Shaft.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Creegbrawse and Todpool.
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.
St Day
Village
St Day is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is positioned between the village of Chacewater and the town of Redruth. The electoral ward St Day and Lanner had a population of 4,473 according to the 2011 census.
Tonkin’s Shaft
- Type: Historic site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Chacewater, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.24956° or 50° 14′ 58″ northLongitude
-5.17591° or 5° 10′ 33″ westOpen location code
9C2P6RXF+RJOpenStreetMap ID
node 5398532046OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mine_shaft
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Unity Wood Mine Winding Engine House and Unity Wood Mine Magor’s Pumping Engine House.
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