Camborne-Redruth
[key], town, Cornwall, SW England. Tin and copper mines in the area have
been greatly depleted, but rock drills and mining machinery are made in the
district, and the School of Metalliferrous Mining is in Camborne. John
Wesley preached
to outdoor gatherings near the present mines, and the area is also famous
for the inventor Richard Trevithick, who devised (1800) the
high-pressure steam engine. At the summit of Carn Brea hill are prehistoric
remains.
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