Wheal Frances

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Wheal Frances
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Wheal Frances
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OS grid reference SW786523
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Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town TRURO
Postcode district TR4
Dialling code 01872
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50°19′46″N5°06′43″W / 50.3295°N 5.1120°W / 50.3295; -5.1120 Coordinates: 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.

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Geography

To the north Carnkief Pond, a Site of Special Scientific Interest is named. This SSSI is noted for its biological interest, including 12 species of dragonfly. [1]

Wheal Frances Mine

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

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References

  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.