Wheal Fortune
Wheal Fortune is a park in Carn Brea, Cornwall, England. Wheal Fortune is situated nearby to the playground Child Play area, as well as near the village Illogan Highway.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include East Pool mine and Camborne Redruth Community Hospital.
East Pool mine
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
East Pool mine, was a metalliferous mine in the Camborne and Redruth mining area, just east of the village of Pool in Cornwall. Worked from the early 18th century until 1945, first for copper and later tin, it was very profitable for much of its life. East Pool mine is situated 1,000 feet northwest of Wheal Fortune.
Camborne Redruth Community Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Camborne Redruth Community Hospital is a National Health Service hospital in Cornwall, England. It is managed by Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. Camborne Redruth Community Hospital is situated 3,000 feet east of Wheal Fortune.
Pool Methodist Church
Church
Photo: Paul Barnett, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pool Methodist Church is situated 2,100 feet west of Wheal Fortune.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Illogan Highway and West Tolgus.
Illogan Highway
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Illogan Highway is a village on the A30 main road west of Redruth in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is in the civil parish of Carn Brea. Thomas Merritt, who composed several Christmas carols, including "Hark the Glad Sound!
West Tolgus
Hamlet
Photo: Rog Frost, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Tolgus is a village in the Tolgus Valley in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It lies just off the A30 road south of Illogan, northeast of Camborne and northwest of Redruth.
Pool
Village
Photo: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pool is a village in Carn Brea civil parish in west Cornwall, England. It is bypassed by the A30, on the A3047 between Camborne and Redruth, between Tuckingmill and Illogan Highway.
Wheal Fortune
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Carn Brea, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.22993° or 50° 13′ 48″ northLongitude
-5.25812° or 5° 15′ 29″ westOpen location code
9C2P6PHR+XQOpenStreetMap ID
way 552887264OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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