St Day

St Day
St Day old church
St Day is located in Cornwall
St Day
St Day
Location within Cornwall
OS grid referenceSW730425
Civil parish
  • St Day
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townREDRUTH
Postcode districtTR16
Dialling code01209
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireCornwall
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cornwall
50°14′20″N 5°11′02″W / 50.239°N 5.184°W / 50.239; -5.184

St Day (Cornish: Sen Day) is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is positioned between the village of Chacewater and the town of Redruth.[1] The electoral ward St Day and Lanner had a population of 4,473 according to the 2011 census.[2]

St Day is located in an area that was historically known for mining, encompassing places like Poldice, Tolcarne, Todpool, Creegbrawse and Crofthandy. The village gained significant wealth from mining activities. It holds a central position within the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape, which is a designated World Heritage Site. This site includes other notable locations such as St Agnes,Chacewater, Chapel Porth and Porthtowan.

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End ISBN 978-0-319-23148-7
  2. ^ "Ward population 2011". Ukcensusdata.com. Retrieved 12 February 2015.