Wheal Busy
Wheal Busy is a mine in Chacewater, Cornwall, England. Wheal Busy is situated nearby to the ruins Engine House, as well as near Boiler House.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of Saint Paul and Truro.
Church of Saint Paul
Church
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of Saint Paul is situated 1 mile southeast of Wheal Busy.
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 2 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 Wheal Busy and Creegbrawse.
Wheal Busy
Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
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.
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.
Wheal Busy
- Type: Mine
- Categories: historic site and industry
- Location: Chacewater, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.25984° or 50° 15′ 35″ northLongitude
-5.17311° or 5° 10′ 23″ westOpen location code
9C2P7R5G+WQOpenStreetMap ID
node 5428969304OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mine
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