Other current and historical names
Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Redruth within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Redruth, market town and par. with ry. sta., Cornwall, 9 miles SW. of Truro and 18 NE. of Penzance, 4006 ac., pop. 9335; P.O., T.O., 4 Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-days, Tuesday and Friday. Redruth is in. the midst of a rich mineral district, and carries on an extensive trade in connection with the tin and copper mines in the neighbourhood. It is of very remote origin, and has Druidical remains.