Much of the landscape of Cornwall and West Devon was transformed in the 18th and early 19th centuries as a result of the rapid growth of pioneering copper and tin mining. Its deep underground mines, ...

2005 Camborne and Redruth Mining District (A5i) with Wheal Peevor (A5ii) and Portreath Harbour (A5iii) 2005 Gwennap Mining District (A6i) with Devoran and Perran (A6ii) and Kennall Vale (A6iii) The ...

The valley was designated as part of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining World Heritage Site in 2006. Reminders of the valley's copper mining and china clay industries are prominent in the area.

Residents and councillors aired their concerns that a plan for affordable homes would negatively impact Cornwall's mining World Heritage ... of Cornwall Council's west area planning committee ...