Wheal Frances

Wheal Frances
Wheal Frances
 Wheal Frances shown within Cornwall
OS grid referenceSW786523
Civil parishPerranzabuloe
Unitary authorityCornwall
Ceremonial countyCornwall
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town TRURO
Postcode district TR4
Dialling code 01872
Police Devon and Cornwall
Fire Cornwall
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK ParliamentTruro and Falmouth
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Coordinates: 50°19′46″N 5°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

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]

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.
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