Camborne-Redruth was an
urban district
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in
Cornwall
Cornwall (; or ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is also one of the Celtic nations and the homeland of the Cornish people. The county is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, ...
, England, from 1934 to 1974. It was formed as a merger of
Camborne
Camborne (from Cornish language, Cornish ''Cambron'', "crooked hill") is a town in Cornwall, England. The population at the 2011 Census was 20,845. The northern edge of the parish includes a section of the South West Coast Path, Hell's Mouth, C ...
and
Redruth
Redruth ( , ) is a town and civil parishes in Cornwall, civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. According to the 2011 census, the population of Redruth was 14,018 In the same year the population of the Camborne-Redruth urban area, ...
urban districts along with parts of
Redruth Rural District and
Helston Rural District (both of which were being abolished).
The towns are about four miles apart and form a loose
conurbation
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.
[Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 ''Land's End'' ] It contained the
civil parish
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of Camborne-Redruth.
In 1961 it had a population of 36,110.
The urban district persisted until it was merged into the
Kerrier
Kerrier () was a local government district in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It was the most southerly district in the United Kingdom, other than the Isles of Scilly. Its council was based in Camborne (). Other towns in the district included ...
district of Cornwall under the
Local Government Act 1972
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.
See also
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Camborne and Redruth (UK Parliament constituency)
Camborne and Redruth () is a constituency in Cornwall represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Perran Moon of the Labour Party. The seat is on the South West Peninsula of England, bordered by both the Celtic Sea to ...
References
Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972
History of Cornwall
Politics of Cornwall
Local government in Cornwall
Urban districts of England
1934 establishments in England
Camborne
Redruth
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