Penzance and the Mining Parishes of West Penwith

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How St Just, Pendeen and St Buryan Shaped the Town’s 19th-Century Growth​

During the 18th and 19th centuries, the development of Penzance cannot be understood without reference to the mining parishes of West Penwith.


While the great engine houses stood in St Just, Pendeen and St Buryan, the commercial and maritime outlet for much of that industrial activity was Penzance.


The relationship was economic, social and infrastructural.

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