Camborne
Town in Cornwall, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the place in Cornwall. For other uses, see Camborne (disambiguation).
Camborne (Cornish: Cambron, Kammbronn)[1][2] is a town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.[3][4] The population at the 2011 Census was 20,845.[5][6][7] The northern edge of the parish includes a section of the South West Coast Path, Hell's Mouth and Deadman's Cove.
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Camborne
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Commercial Square, Camborne Town Centre | |
Location within Cornwall | |
Population | 21,600 (2013) |
OS grid reference | SW645400 |
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Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CAMBORNE |
Postcode district | TR14 |
Dialling code | 01209 |
Police | Devon and Cornwall |
Fire | Cornwall |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
50.213°N 5.300°W / 50.213; -5.300 |
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Camborne was formerly one of the richest tin mining areas in the world and home to the Camborne School of Mines.