Camborne–Redruth Urban District
50°13′44″N 5°15′40″W / 50.229°N 5.261°W
| Camborne-Redruth | |
|---|---|
| Urban District | |
Redruth, one of the district's two towns | |
| Population | |
| • 1961 | 36,110 |
| History | |
| • Created | 1 April 1934 |
| • Abolished | 31 March 1974 |
| • Succeeded by | Kerrier |
| Contained within | |
| • County | Cornwall |
Camborne-Redruth was an urban district and civil parish in Cornwall, England, from 1934 to 1974. It was formed as a merger of the urban districts of Camborne and Redruth, the parish of Illogan, and parts of the parishes of Gwennap and Wendron.[1] The towns of Camborne and Redruth are about 4 miles (6 km) apart and form a loose conurbation.[2]
Camborne-Redruth Urban District Council was initially based at the former Camborne Urban District Council's offices on Trevenson Street. In 1946 the council moved a short distance to a large converted house called Veor on South Terrace in Camborne.[3][4]
In 1961, Camborne-Redruth had a population of 36,110.[5]
The urban district was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, when the area became part of the Kerrier district.[6][7]
The area of the pre-1974 Camborne-Redruth Urban District became an unparished area at the time of the 1974 reforms. Eight new civil parishes were subsequently created in 1985 covering the area of the former urban district: Camborne, Carharrack, Carn Brea, Illogan, Lanner, Portreath, Redruth, and St Day.[8]
See also
References
- ^ "Camborne Redruth UD through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End ISBN 978-0-319-23148-7
- ^ "Council moves to Veor". The Cornishman. Penzance. 28 March 1946. p. 6. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ^ "Tenders: Camborne-Redruth Urban District Council". The Cornishman. Penzance. 6 June 1946. p. 1. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
The Council invites tenders for the purchase of the block of buildings at Camborne Cross lately used as offices by the Council's staff, including the Council Chamber, Magistrates' Hall and the old Fire Brigade Station...
- ^ "Population statistics Camborne Redruth UD through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1972/2039, retrieved 3 March 2023
- ^ "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1973/551, retrieved 3 March 2023
- ^ "The Kerrier (Parishes) Order 1985" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. The National Archives. Retrieved 2 September 2025.