Redruth
Redruth
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| Town and civil parish | |
Fore Street, Redruth town centre | |
Redruth Location within Cornwall | |
Interactive map of Redruth | |
| Population | 15,626 (Parish, 2021) 15,455 (Built up area, 2021) |
| OS grid reference | SW699420 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | REDRUTH |
| Postcode district | TR15 |
| Dialling code | 01209 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | www |
Redruth (/rəˈdruːθ/ rə-DROOTH, Cornish: Resrudh [ˈrɛzryːð] ⓘ, meaning red ford) is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England. It lies approximately 9 miles (14 km) west of Truro, 12 miles (19 km) east of St Ives, 18 miles (29 km) north-east of Penzance and 11 miles (18 km) north-west of Falmouth. At the 2021 census, the population of the parish was 15,626 and the population of the built-up area was 15,455.