St Austell
St Austell is a Town in the county of Cornwall.
St Austell postcode: PL25 4
There are great places to visit near St Austell including some great hiking areas, country parks, towns, hills, villages, historic buildings and airports.
The area around St Austell's best hiking areas can be found at Tehidy.
Country Parks to visit near St Austell include Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
There are a several good towns in the St Austell area like Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.
There are a several good hills in the area around St Austell like Kit Hill Country Park.
The area around St Austell boasts some of the best villages including Cremyll, and Botallack.
Places near St Austell feature a number of interesting historic buildings including Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.
The area around St Austell features a number of interesting airports including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.
St Austell History
There are some historic monuments around St Austell:
Places to see near St Austell
History of St Austell
Clay mining soon took over from tin and copper mining as the principal industry in the area, and this eventually contributed enormously to the growth of the town. The clay industry really only came into its own during the mid 19th to early 20th century, at a time when the falling prices of tin and other metals forced many mines to close down or convert to clay mining. The success and high profitability of the industry attracted many families whose breadwinner had been put out of work by the depression in the local metal mining industry, and increased the population of the town considerably. This meant that more shops and businesses took root, providing more jobs and improving trade. This, along with other factors, led to St Austell becoming one of the ten most important commercial centres of Cornwall.