Radnor, Cornwall

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Radnor is a hamlet near Redruth in Cornwall, England. Radnor is northeast of Redruth and close to the A30 main road. [1]

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References

  1. Ordnance Survey Landranger Series of Great Britain; Land's End, The Lizard & The Isles of Scilly, sheet 203. 1983

Coordinates: 50°15′09″N5°12′50″W / 50.25250°N 5.21389°W / 50.25250; -5.21389