Description
Civil parish. Hundred of Kerrier to 1834. Redruth Poor Law Union, 1834-1930. Redruth Rural Sanitary District, 1875-1894. Redruth Rural District, 1894-1934; Truro Rural District, 1934-1974. Carrick District, 1974-2009. Camborne, Pool and Redruth Community Network, 2009-present. The parish was reduced by 2971 acres in 1934 when part was taken to create part of the parish of Camborne-Redruth. Further parts were taken to create the parishes of St Day, Lanner and Carharrack.
Cornwall Parliamentary Constituency, 1209 to 1832. West Parliamentary Division, 1832-1885. Camborne Parliamentary Division, 1885-1948. Falmouth and Camborne Parliamentary Constituency, 1948-2010. Truro and Falmouth Parliamentary Constituency, 2010-present.
Statistics
| Grid Reference: SW 73 40 |
| Year | 1801 | 1851 | 1901 | 1951 | 2001 |
| Acres | 7,940* | 6,565 | 6,630 | 3,659 | 3,654 |
| Population | 4,594 | 10,465 | 5,662 | 1,138 | 1,501 |
Chronological Sequence
Gwennap, 1980, 2011
Forms by Earliest Occurrence
Gwennap : 1980, 2011
References
Gwennap
Youngs, 1980, p61
OS, 1:25000, 2011
Place Names in the Civil Parish of Gwennap
