Brea, Cornwall
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]
Brea
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 Higher Brea | |
  Brea Location within Cornwall | |
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| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Camborne |
| Postcode district | TR14 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
References
- 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.
- Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End & Isles of Scilly (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2009. ISBN 9780319232897.
- Ordnance Survey (1961) One-inch Map of Great Britain: Land's End, sheet 189
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