In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Redruth like this:

Redruth, market town and par. with ry. sta., Cornwall, 9 miles SW. of Truro and 18 NE. of Penzance, 4006 ac., pop. 9335; P.O., T.O., 4 Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-days, Tuesday and Friday. Redruth is in. the midst of a rich mineral district, and carries on an extensive trade in connection with the tin and copper mines in the neighbourhood. It is of very remote origin, and has Druidical remains.

Redruth through time

Redruth is now part of CORNWALL Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CORNWALL has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Redruth itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Redruth in Cornwall | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/336

Date accessed: 10th February 2026


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