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Camborne
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Also known as Camborne, Cornwall

Camborne (, meaning "crooked hill") is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England. At the 2021 census the population of the parish was 23,831 and the population of the built up area was 20,450. The town lies about inland, but the northern boundary of the parish is the coast, including Hell's Mouth and Deadman's Cove. The coast is followed by the South West Coast Path. As well as Camborne itself, the parish also includes a number of hamlets.

Key facts

UK place.country
England
UK place.official_name
Camborne
UK place.cornish_name
Kammbronn
UK place.static_image_name
Camborne Commercial Square.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
Commercial Square, Camborne Town Centre
UK place.static_image_2
Coat of arms of Camborne, Cornwall.svg
UK place.static_image_2_width
100
UK place.static_image_2_caption
Coat of arms
UK place.civil_parish
Camborne
UK place.unitary_england
Cornwall
UK place.lieutenancy_england
Cornwall
UK place.website
www.camborne-tc.gov.uk
UK place.population
23,831
UK place.population_ref
(Parish, 2021)
UK place.region
South West England
UK place.constituency_westminster
Camborne and Redruth
UK place.post_town
CAMBORNE
UK place.postcode_district
TR14

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Population
20845
Official website
www.camborne-tc.gov.uk
Image
Camborne Commercial Square.jpg
Dialing code
01209
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Commons gallery
Camborne
Commons category
Camborne
OS grid reference
SW645400
postal code
TR14
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24 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • History
  • Early history
  • Mining
  • Mining related
  • Camborne School of Mines
  • Steam locomotion
  • Cornish language
  • Governance
  • Administrative history
  • Church history
  • Transport
  • Sport
  • Cornish wrestling
  • Education
  • Twinning
  • Culture
  • Music
  • Literature and film
  • Notable people
  • Sport
  • References
  • External links

Camborne (, meaning "crooked hill") is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England. At the 2021 census the population of the parish was 23,831 and the population of the built up area was 20,450. The town lies about inland, but the northern boundary of the parish is the coast, including Hell's Mouth and Deadman's Cove. The coast is followed by the South West Coast Path. As well as Camborne itself, the parish also includes a number of hamlets.

Camborne was formerly one of the most significant tin mining areas in the world. It is home to the Camborne School of Mines.

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