Wheelpit Mill

Wheelpit Mill is a ruins in Luxulyan, Cornwall, England. Wheelpit Mill is situated nearby to the ruins Checker’s Cabin, as well as near the hamlet Ponts Mill.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Eden Project and Treffry Viaduct.

Eden Project

Garden

Photo: JürgenMatern, CC BY-SA 2.5.

The Eden Project is a visitor attraction in Cornwall, England owned and operated by registered charity the Eden Trust. The project is located in a reclaimed china clay pit. Eden Project is situated 1½ miles southwest of Wheelpit Mill.

Treffry Viaduct

Bridge

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The Treffry Viaduct is a historic dual-purpose railway viaduct and aqueduct located close to the village of Luxulyan, Cornwall in the United Kingdom. The viaduct crosses the Luxulyan Valley and is part of the Treffry Tramways. Treffry Viaduct is situated 3,500 feet northwest of Wheelpit Mill.

Luxulyan railway station

Railway station

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Luxulyan railway station serves the civil parish and village of Luxulyan in mid-Cornwall, England. The station is situated on the Atlantic Coast Line, 285 miles 78 chains measured from the zero point at London Paddington. Luxulyan railway station is situated 1½ miles northwest of Wheelpit Mill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ponts Mill and Penpillick.

Ponts Mill

Hamlet

Ponts Mill is a hamlet in Cornwall, England, UK. It is a mile north of St Blazey. Ponts Mill was once a port on the Par River, and as late as 1720, 80 ton seagoing vessels could reach the port.

Penpillick

Hamlet

Penpillick is a hamlet in Cornwall, England, UK. It is about two miles north of St Blazey on the A390 road.

Tywardreath Highway

Hamlet

Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Originally a small mining hamlet, after expansion during the 20th century, Tywardreath Highway now directly adjoins St Blazey and is within the same electoral district. The hamlet contains around 70 houses.

Wheelpit Mill

Type: Ruins
Categories: building, watermill, and historic site
Location: Luxulyan, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.3782° or 50° 22′ 42″ north

Longitude

-4.72196° or 4° 43′ 19″ west

Open location code

9C2Q97HH+76

OpenStreetMap ID

way 484028126

OpenStreetMap feature

building=ruins

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=watermill

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Checker’s Cabin and Prideaux Wood Nature Reserve.

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