Carbis Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Carbis
Region:South West England
Os Grid Reference:SW999595
Coordinates:50.401°N -4.817°W
Civil Parish:Roche
Unitary England:Cornwall
Lieutenancy England:Cornwall
Constituency Westminster:St Austell and Newquay
Post Town:ST. AUSTELL
Postcode Area:PL
Postcode District:PL26
Dial Code:01726
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Carbis is a hamlet 0.9miles east of Roche in Cornwall, England.[1] Carbis lies at about 495feet above sea level.[1]

Rosemellyn China Clay works lies 0.4miles north-east of Carbis. In the 19th century the mining of china clay was an important industry around St Austell indeed the area has the nickname of the "china clay country". The Rosemellyn China Clay company went into liquidation in 1918. A short railway branch line (now dismantled) ran from Carbis Wharf to the sidings at nearby Bugle as part of the Cornwall Minerals Railway.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DEFRA Magic Map Application. DEFRA. 10 January 2016.