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.
Tehidy is a great place to visit close to Redruth if you like hiking areas.
There are a several good country parks in the Redruth area like Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
Don't miss Callington, Polperro, and St Ives's towns if visiting the area around Redruth.
There are a several good hills in the area around Redruth like Kit Hill Country Park.
There are a several good villages in the Redruth area like Cremyll, and Botallack.
Places near Redruth feature a number of interesting historic buildings including Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
Airports to visit near Redruth include 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.
