Wheal Frances

Wheal Frances
Wheal Frances Location within Cornwall
OS grid reference	SW786523
Civil parish	Perranzabuloe
Unitary authority	Cornwall
Ceremonial county	Cornwall
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	TRURO
Postcode district	TR4
Dialling code	01872
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Cornwall
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Truro and Falmouth
List of places UK England Cornwall 50°19′46″N5°06′43″W / 50.3295°N 5.1120°W / 50.3295; -5.1120

Wheal Frances is a village in Cornwall, England, UK. It is located in the civil parish of Perranzabuloe.

Geography

Carnkief Pond, a Site of Special Scientific Interest is located to the north of the village. The site features 12 species of dragonfly and is noted for its importance to biology. ^[1]

Wheal Frances Mine

The village was noted for the Wheal Frances Mine of which many ruins remain. ^[2]

References

• Cornwall portal

1. "Carnkief Pond" (PDF). Natural England. 1985. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
2. Gamble, Barry (April 2011). Cornish Mines: St Just to Redruth. Alison Hodge Publishers. p. 69. ISBN   978-0-906720-81-3 . Retrieved 8 October 2011.