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Gwennap
Gwennap ( kw, Lannwenep (village), Pluw Wenep (parish)) is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, England. It is about five miles (8 km) southeast of Redruth. Hamlets of Burncoose, Comford, Coombe, Crofthandy, Cusgarne, Fernsplatt, Frogpool, Hick's Mill, Tresamble and United Downs lie in the parish, as does Little Beside country house. In the 18th and early 19th centuries Gwennap parish was the richest copper mining district in Cornwall, and was called the "richest square mile in the Old World". It is near the course of the Great County Adit which was constructed to drain mines in the area including several of the local once-famous mines such as Consolidated Mines, Poldice mine and Wheal Busy. Today it forms part of area A6i (the Gwennap Mining District) of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site. It lends its name to Gwennap Pit, where John Wesley preached eighteen times between 1762 and 1789, although Gwennap Pit is about to the northwest, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mining In Cornwall
Mining in Cornwall and Devon, in the South West England, southwest of England, began in the early Bronze Age, around 2150 BC. Tin, and later copper, were the most commonly extracted metals. Some tin mining continued long after the mining of other metals had become unprofitable, but ended in the late 20th century. In 2021, it was announced that a new mine was extracting Lithium-ion battery, battery-grade lithium carbonate, more than 20 years after the closure of the last South Crofty tin mine in Cornwall in 1998. Historically, tin and copper as well as a few other metals (e.g. arsenic, silver, and zinc) have been mined in Cornwall and Devon. Tin deposits still exist in Cornwall, and there has been talk of reopening the South Crofty tin mine. In addition, work has begun on re-opening the Drakelands Mine, Hemerdon tungsten and tin mine in south-west Devon. In view of the economic importance of mines and quarries, geological studies have been conducted; about forty distinct minera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Consolidated Mines
Consolidated Mines, also known as Great Consolidated mine, but most commonly called Consols or Great Consols was a metalliferous mine about a mile ESE of the village of St Day, Cornwall, England. Mainly active during the first half of the 19th century, its mining sett was about 600 yards north–south; and 2,700 yards east–west, to the east of Carharrack. Although always much troubled by underground water, the mine was at times highly profitable, and it was the largest single producer of copper ore in Cornwall. Today the mine is part of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site. Geology The country rock at the mine was killas and the mine's main produce was copper, though small amounts of black tin, arsenic, pyrite and zinc ore were also raised. There are about eight main lodes at the mine, crossed by elvan dykes. The most important lode was Virgin Lode which was stoped for over .Dines 1956, p.418 History to 1800 Although there had been mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Downs
United Downs is a hamlet in the parish of Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK. The hamlet is the site of the United Downs Deep Geothermal Power United Downs Deep Geothermal Power is the first geothermal electricity project in the UK. It is the natural progression of the Camborne School of Mines led Cornish Hot Dry Rocks (HDR) project, undertaken in the 1980s at Rosemanowes Quarry, design ... project, using heat from the earth to power up to 10,000 homes. There is an Industrial Park and Stock car racing track in the area. References Hamlets in Cornwall {{Carrick-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crofthandy
Crofthandy is a hamlet in the parish of Gwennap, Cornwall Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlan ..., England. Explore Britain References Hamlets in Cornwall {{Carrick-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poldice Mine
Poldice mine is a former metalliferous mine located in Poldice Valley in southwest Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated near the hamlet of Todpool, between the villages of Twelveheads and St Day, three miles (5 km) east of Redruth. Since the early 2000’s the area has been adopted by the local mountain biking community known as the Dice Rollers. The area is now nationally famous as the best location to ride MTB in the south west attracting attention from youtube superstars such as Ben Deakin and his friend Matt Edgie. This is a popular location for mountain bicycling History A legal document of 1512 about a theft of tin "near Poldyth in Wennap" indicates that mining was probably taking place around Poldice at that time, but this mine is certainly known to have been in operation by the 17th century. In 1748, Poldice's chief adventurer William Lemon and manager John Williams started the Great County Adit in the Carnon Valley. It formed a cheap and effective met ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Beside
Little Beside House is a Grade II listed country house in the civil parish of Gwennap, Cornwall, England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe ..., UK. It was built in the early 19th century and extended in the early-mid 19th century. British Listed Buildings References Houses in Cornwall Grade II listed buildi ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frogpool
Frogpool ( kw, Polkwilkyn) is a hamlet in the parish of Gwennap (where the 2011 census population was included), Cornwall, England. Frogpool is situated south-west of Truro and from the nearest railway station at Perranwell Station Perranwell station is on the Maritime Line between Truro and Falmouth Docks in south-west England. It is measured from (via Box and Plymouth Millbay). The station is managed by, and the services are operated by, Great Western Railway. Histor .... It has a local public house called the Cornish Arms and up until a few years ago also had a local convenience store which has since closed. References Hamlets in Cornwall {{Carrick-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernsplatt
Fernsplatt is a hamlet east of Redruth in Cornwall, England. Fernsplatt lies at around above sea level in the civil parish of Gwennap and is located in the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape which was designated as a World Heritage Site A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for ... in 2006. References Hamlets in Cornwall {{Carrick-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cusgarne
Cusgarne ( kw, Kosgaran) is a village in Cornwall, England, UK. It is about from Truro and from Redruth. It is in the civil parish of Gwennap Cusgarne Community Primary School is in the centre of the village. It caters for children from the ages of 4–11 with the majority moving on to nearby Penryn College or either Richard Lander or Penair Peninsula Airways, operated as PenAir, was a U.S.-based regional airline headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska. It was Alaska's second-largest commuter airline operating scheduled passenger service, as well as charter and medevac services through ... schools. The name ''Cusgarne'' comes from the Cornish language words ''koos'', meaning 'wood', and ''garan'', meaning 'heron' or 'crane'. References External links Villages in Cornwall {{Carrick-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wesley
John Wesley (; 2 March 1791) was an English cleric, theologian, and evangelist who was a leader of a revival movement within the Church of England known as Methodism. The societies he founded became the dominant form of the independent Methodist movement that continues to this day. Educated at Charterhouse and Christ Church, Oxford, Wesley was elected a fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford, in 1726 and ordained as an Anglican priest two years later. At Oxford, he led the " Holy Club", a society formed for the purpose of the study and the pursuit of a devout Christian life; it had been founded by his brother Charles and counted George Whitefield among its members. After an unsuccessful ministry of two years, serving at Christ Church, in the Georgia colony of Savannah, he returned to London and joined a religious society led by Moravian Christians. On 24 May 1738, he experienced what has come to be called his evangelical conversion, when he felt his "heart strangely wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burncoose
Burncoose is a hamlet near Gwennap in west Cornwall, England; Burncoose lies on the A393 road, south-east of Redruth. It was first recorded in 1277 as Burncoys, an anglicized name from the Cornish ''Broncoos'', meaning "wood hill".Weatherhill, Craig Craig Weatherhill (1950 or 1951 – 18 or 19 July 2020) was a Cornish antiquarian, novelist and writer on the history, archaeology, place names and mythology of Cornwall. Weatherhill attended school in Falmouth, where his parents ran a sport ... (2009) ''A Concise Dictionary of Cornish Place-names''. Westport, Mayo: Evertype; p. 26 See also * Williams family of Caerhays and Burncoose References Further reading * ''Burncoose Gardens: a garden oasis in the minewastes of Cornwall''; by F. J. Williams C.B.E., Arnold Dance, David Knuckey. Hamlets in Cornwall {{Carrick-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
