Redruth

For the township in Australia, see Redruth, South Australia. For the suburb of Timaru, see Redruth, New Zealand.

Redruth
Town and civil parish
Fore Street, Redruth town centre
Redruth is located in Cornwall
Redruth
Redruth
Location within Cornwall
Population15,634 (2021)
Civil parish
  • Redruth
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townREDRUTH
Postcode districtTR15
Dialling code01209
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireCornwall
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
Websitewww.discoverredruth.co.uk
List of places
UK
England
Cornwall
50°13′58″N 05°13′35″W / 50.23278°N 5.22639°W / 50.23278; -5.22639

Redruth (/rəˈdruːθ/ rə-DROOTH, Cornish: Resrudh[1]) is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. According to the 2011 census, the population of Redruth was 14,018[2] In the same year the population of the Camborne-Redruth urban area, which also includes Carn Brea, Illogan and several outlying villages, stood at 55,400[3] which made it the largest conurbation in Cornwall. Redruth lies approximately at the junction of the A393 and A3047 roads, on the route of the old London to Land's End trunk road (now the A30), and is approximately 9 miles (14 km) west of Truro, 12 miles (19 km) east of St Ives, 18 miles (29 km) north east of Penzance and 11 miles (18 km) north west of Falmouth. Camborne and Redruth together form the largest urban area in Cornwall and before local government reorganisation were an urban district.

Celtic wooden cross in New Cut Car Park
  1. ^ "List of Place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel" (PDF). Cornish Language Partnership. May 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  2. ^ Office for National Statistics, Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics, Area: Redruth parish
  3. ^ "Data from the 2011 Census (Office for National Statistics)". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 15 November 2013.