Camborne is a former mining town in west Cornwall, England, forming part of the compact Camborne-Redruth conurbation. It sits amid the rolling former mining landscape of the county and still shows the telltale engine houses and terraced streets that grew up around tin and copper extraction in the 18th and 19th centuries.
The town has a strong industrial and community identity: it was long associated with the Camborne School of Mines and lies within the broader Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage area, while more recently the local economy has shifted towards light industry, services and tourism with heritage attractions such as Heartlands nearby. Camborne also retains a lively social life, from a proud rugby tradition to music and local festivals that reflect its mining heritage and Cornish culture.
Postcode districts covering Camborne
Most populated places nearby
- Redruth 3.3 miles
- Falmouth 10.9 miles
- St. Austell 24.6 miles
- Truro 10.9 miles
- Newquay 17.1 miles
- Penzance 12.7 miles
- Helston 7.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Camborne Trelowarren Ward 0.2 miles
- Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill Ward 0.6 miles
- Barripper and Penponds Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Tolvaddon Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Four Lanes, Beacon & Troon Ward 1.5 miles
- Troon Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Pool & Tehidy Ward 1.5 miles
- Camborne West & Treswithian Ward 1.7 miles
- Pool Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Carn Brea Parish 1.9 miles
- Illogan Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Praze-an-Beeble Built-up area 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Camborne
TR14 8JT, TR14 7PT, TR14 8HW, TR14 0AS, TR14 8HN, TR14 7LP, TR14 7DB, TR14 8QX, TR14 8US … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 20.6 miles
- Exeter International Airport 90.3 miles
- Camborne Railway Station 0.3 miles
- Redruth Railway Station 3.5 miles
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Schools in Camborne
- Camborne Science and International Academy Secondary
- Rosemellin Community Primary School Primary
- Roskear Primary & Nursery School Primary
- St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne Primary
- St Meriadoc C of E Infant Academy Primary
- St Meriadoc C of E Junior Academy Primary
- Trevithick Learning Academy Primary
- Weeth Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Chapel Porth Beach Beach 6.6 miles
- Swanpool Beach Beach 11.1 miles
- Perranzabuloe Museum Museum 11.2 miles
- Perranporth Beach Beach 11.2 miles
- Gylly Beach Beach 11.3 miles
- Penzance Harbour Harbour 12.2 miles
- Wharfside Shopping Centre Shopping centre 12.3 miles
- Penwith College College 12.5 miles
- Lamorran House Gardens Gardens 12.9 miles
- Pencalenick Estate 13 miles
- Mullion Harbour Harbour 13.9 miles
- Holywell Bay Beach Beach 14.1 miles