Redruth
Redruth is a Town in the county of Cornwall.
Redruth postcode: TR15 1
There are great places to visit near Redruth including some great hiking areas, country parks, towns, hills, villages, historic buildings and airports.
There are a several good hiking areas in the area around Redruth like Tehidy.
The area around Redruth features a number of interesting country parks including Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
The area around Redruth boasts some of the best towns including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.
Kit Hill Country Park is one of Redruth's best, nearby hills to visit in Redruth.
There are a number of villages near Redruth including Cremyll, and Botallack.
Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park is a great place to visit close to Redruth if you like historic buildings.
There are a number of airports near Redruth including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.
Redruth History
There are some historic monuments around Redruth:
Places to see near Redruth
History of Redruth
Traditionally in the Penwith Hundred, the town has developed away from the original settlement, which was near where the present Churchtown (around St. Euny’s Church) district of Redruth stands today. This location is a steeply wooded valley, with Carn Brea on one side and the now-called Bullers Hill on the other. The presence of shallow lodes of tin and copper lying east to west made it an advantageous site for extracting metals, including, tin, lead and copper. The first settlers stayed by a crossing in the river and started extracting metal ores, and this process turned the colour of the river red.
