Situated in west Cornwall, Camborne grew from a market town into the heart of a booming 18th–19th century tin and copper mining district, its skyline still punctuated by engine houses and spoil heaps along the Great Flat Lode. The industrial legacy is recognised as part of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the town is known for the Camborne School of Mines, which trained engineers who went on to work around the globe.
Today Camborne blends that mining heritage with a lively community spirit - annual events such as Trevithick Day celebrate its engineering past - and an economy leaning on light industry, services and tourism. Close to Redruth and other former mining settlements, it offers heritage trails, classic Cornish scenery and a strong sense of identity rooted in its working‑class mining culture.
Postcode districts covering Camborne
Most populated places nearby
- Redruth 4.2 miles
- Falmouth 11.4 miles
- Truro 11.7 miles
- Camborne 0.9 miles
- Newquay 17.9 miles
- Penzance 11.8 miles
- Helston 7.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Barripper and Penponds Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Camborne Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Camborne West & Treswithian Ward 1 mile
- Camborne Trelowarren Ward 1 mile
- Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill Ward 1.5 miles
- Troon Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Gwinear-Gwithian Parish 2.1 miles
- Tolvaddon Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Four Lanes, Beacon & Troon Ward 2.1 miles
- Reawla Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Pool & Tehidy Ward 2.4 miles
- Praze-an-Beeble Built-up area 2.4 miles
Example postcodes in Camborne
TR14 8TB, TR14 7ST, TR14 0FA, TR14 8FS, TR14 8DF, TR14 0FG, TR14 0DA, TR14 7EW, TR14 8SP … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 21.4 miles
- Exeter International Airport 91.2 miles
- Camborne Railway Station 0.9 miles
- Redruth Railway Station 4.3 miles
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Schools in Camborne
- Camborne Science and International Academy Secondary
- Kehelland Village School Primary
- Penponds School Primary
- 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
- Troon Community Primary School Primary
- Weeth Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Chapel Porth Beach Beach 7.3 miles
- Penzance Harbour Harbour 11.4 miles
- Wharfside Shopping Centre Shopping centre 11.4 miles
- Swanpool Beach Beach 11.6 miles
- Penwith College College 11.6 miles
- Gylly Beach Beach 11.9 miles
- Perranporth Beach Beach 12 miles
- Perranzabuloe Museum Museum 12 miles
- Mên-an-Tol Archaeological site 13.2 miles
- Lamorran House Gardens Gardens 13.5 miles
- Mullion Harbour Harbour 13.6 miles
- Pencalenick Estate 13.8 miles