Coordinates: 50°12′39″N 5°16′17″W / 50.2109°N 5.2715°W / 50.2109; -5.2715

Brea, Cornwall

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Brea
File:Higher Brea - geograph.org.uk - 535855.jpg
Higher Brea
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCamborne
Postcode districtTR14
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireCornwall
AmbulanceSouth Western
List of places
UK
England
Cornwall
50°12′39″N 5°16′17″W / 50.2109°N 5.2715°W / 50.2109; -5.2715

Brea (Cornish: Bre)[1] is a village in Cornwall, England, UK, between the towns of Camborne and Redruth.[2] It is in the civil parish of Carn Brea and consists of Brea, Lower Brea, and Higher Brea. A small stream, the Red River, flows through the village and a hill, Carn Brea dominates the landscape to the east, along with its monument to Francis Basset.[3]

References

  1. Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF) Archived 2013-05-15 at the Wayback Machine : List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel Archived May 15, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Cornish Language Partnership.
  2. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End & Isles of Scilly (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2009. ISBN 9780319232897.
  3. Ordnance Survey (1961) One-inch Map of Great Britain: Land's End, sheet 189