Horsedowns Explained

Country:England
Label Position:right
Coordinates:50.16°N -5.33°W
Official Name:Horsedowns
Shire County:Cornwall
Region:South West England
Constituency Westminster:St Ives
Post Town:CAMBORNE
Postcode District:TR14
Postcode Area:TR
Os Grid Reference:SW6134

Horsedowns (or Horse Downs) is a hamlet east of Leedstown, south of Praze-an-Beeble and in the civil parish of Crowan, in West Cornwall, England.[1]

The hamlet is situated within the Tregonning and Trewavas Mining District of the Cornish Mining World Heritage area. Parts of the hamlet include historic mine workings, linked to the setts at Binner Downs (South) Mine, Wheal Sara Mine and Wheal Treasure Mine.

Notes and References

  1. Ordnance Survey One-inch Map of Great Britain; Land's End, sheet 189. 1961