Scorrier and Wheal Rose are small, closely linked settlements in rural Cornwall, England, sitting in the old mining country between larger towns such as Redruth and Truro. The landscape is typical of mid-Cornwall: rolling farmland punctuated by remnants of industrial archaeology - engine houses, spoil heaps and narrow lanes - and a mix of village cottages, working farms and a few country estates and gardens that hint at the wealth once generated here.
Historically both places owe much to tin and copper mining, and the very name Wheal Rose reflects that industrial past (wheal being Cornish for a mine). After the decline of mining they became quiet, largely residential communities where many people now commute or work in tourism, agriculture and local services; social life centres on village halls, pubs and small local groups, while the area forms part of the broader Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape that shapes local identity and attracts visitors.
Postcode districts covering Scorrier and Wheal Rose
Most populated places nearby
- Redruth 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Falmouth 9.3 miles14.9 km
- St. Austell 19.4 miles31.2 km
- Truro 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Camborne 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Newquay 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Penzance 18.1 miles29.1 km
- Helston 11.1 miles17.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Blackwater Built-up area 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Redruth Central, Carharrack & St. Day Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Redruth North Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- St. Day Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Mount Hawke Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Chacewater Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Redruth Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Carharrack Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Porthtowan Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Threemilestone & Chacewater Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Redruth South Ward 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Lanner Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
Example postcodes in Scorrier and Wheal Rose
TR16 5AW, TR16 5DB, TR16 5EQ, TR16 5BS, TR16 5BJ, TR16 5BD, TR16 5ED, TR16 5BX, TR16 5BB … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Exeter International Airport 85 miles136.8 km
- Redruth Railway Station 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Perranwell Railway Station 4.8 miles7.7 km
Hotels near Scorrier and Wheal Rose Ad
- Beacon Country House Hotel 3 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Portreath Arms 4 miles6.4 km
- Penventon Park Hotel 4 2.5 miles4 km
- Inn for All Seasons 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Townhouse Rooms 4 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Rose in Vale Country House Hotel 4 4 miles6.4 km
- The Valley Cottages 5 4.9 miles7.9 km
- The Alverton 4 6.9 miles11 km
- St George's Hotel 5.6 miles9 km
- Newperran Holiday Park 7.6 miles12.3 km
Local points of interest
- Chapel Porth Beach Beach 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Perranzabuloe Museum Museum 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Perranporth Beach Beach 6.6 miles10.5 km
- Pencalenick Estate 8 miles12.9 km
- Holywell Bay Beach Beach 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Swanpool Beach Beach 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Gylly Beach Beach 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Poly Joke Beach Beach 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Lamorran House Gardens Gardens 10.5 miles16.8 km
- Crantock Beach Beach 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Lane Theatre Theatre 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Fistral Beach Beach 11.7 miles18.9 km