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Camborne-Redruth (kăm`bôrn, –bûrn, rĕd`r th), town (1991 pop. 34,262), 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 Wesley, John, 1703–91, English evangelical preacher, founder of Methodism , b. Epworth, Lincolnshire.
Early LifeWesley was ordained a deacon in the Church of England in 1725, elected a fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford, in 1726, and ordained a ..... Click the link for more information. preached to outdoor gatherings near the present mines, and the area is also famous for the inventor Richard Trevithick Trevithick, Richard (trĕv`ĭthĭk), 1771–1833, British engineer and inventor, b. Cornwall. ..... Click the link for more information. , who devised (1800) the high-pressure steam engine. At the summit of Carn Brea hill are prehistoric remains. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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