Redruth in Cornwall, England is a former mining town tucked into the granite landscape of west Cornwall, known for its dramatic engine houses, spoil heaps and tight-knit streets that tell of a 19th‑century boom in tin and copper. The town forms part of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage area and sits close to neighbouring Camborne, with moorland and the coast never far away.
Today Redruth mixes heritage and everyday life: archives and cultural resources such as Kresen Kernow sit alongside local shops, arts activities and events that celebrate Cornish identity. The decline of mining led to emigration and economic change, but the town has shifted towards tourism, creative industries and serving as a commuter base while keeping its strong community spirit and visible industrial past.
Postcode districts covering Redruth
Most populated places nearby
- Falmouth 9 miles14.5 km
- St. Austell 21.3 miles34.2 km
- Truro 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Camborne 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Newquay 14.3 miles23 km
- Penzance 16 miles25.8 km
- Helston 9.2 miles14.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Redruth South Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Redruth North Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Redruth Central, Carharrack & St. Day Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Carn Brea Parish 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Pool Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Illogan Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Lanner Built-up area 1.8 miles3 km
- Pool & Tehidy Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- St. Day Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Scorrier and Wheal Rose Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Four Lanes Built-up area 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Illogan & Portreath Ward 2.3 miles3.6 km
Example postcodes in Redruth
TR16 4ES, TR15 1RW, TR15 2EB, TR15 2FA, TR15 1DT, TR15 3BS, TR15 1JY, TR15 1HJ, TR15 1DE … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Exeter International Airport 87 miles140 km
- Redruth Railway Station 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Camborne Railway Station 3.4 miles5.5 km
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Schools in Redruth
- Curnow School Special
- Pennoweth Primary School Primary
- Redruth School Secondary
- Treleigh Community Primary School Primary
- Trewirgie Infants' School Primary
- Trewirgie Junior School Primary
Local points of interest
- Chapel Porth Beach Beach 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Perranzabuloe Museum Museum 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Perranporth Beach Beach 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Swanpool Beach Beach 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Gylly Beach Beach 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Pencalenick Estate 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Lamorran House Gardens Gardens 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Holywell Bay Beach Beach 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Poly Joke Beach Beach 12.4 miles20 km
- Pendower Beach 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Crantock Beach Beach 12.8 miles20.7 km
- Fistral Beach Beach 13.8 miles22.2 km