Troon, Cornwall
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Troon is a village in west Cornwall
, England
, UK
near Camborne
at 50.19°N 05.28°W .
There were once important copper and tin mines near Troon, including the Grenville Mines. Wheal Grenville began to be worked in the 1820s though not productive until the 1850s, at which time the South and East mines were worked independently. In 1906 these mines were united with South Condurrow to form the Grenville United Mines and continued until 1920.
The mineral Condurrite
is a compound mineral named after the Great Condurrow Mine at Troon.
An inscribed altar
stone found at Chapel Ia, Troon (now set in the altar of the parish church), and dated to the tenth or eleventh centuries, attests to the existence of a settlement then. The chapel of Saint Ia was recorded in 1429 and a holy well was nearby. The site was called Fenton-ear (i.e. the well of Ia). The stone is very similar to one now in the garden at Pendarves, used as the base for a sundial.
. Former Pakistan and ICL spinner Arshad Khan
also represented the club in the late 1990s and early 2000s
four years earlier (opened in October 1841). The 15th century font was removed from Camborne church in the 18th century. The miner poet John Harris
is buried in the churchyard, where also is the mausoleum of the Pendarves family.
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, UK
United Kingdom
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near Camborne
Camborne
Camborne is a town and civil parish in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is at the western edge of a conurbation comprising Camborne, Pool and Redruth....
at 50.19°N 05.28°W .
There were once important copper and tin mines near Troon, including the Grenville Mines. Wheal Grenville began to be worked in the 1820s though not productive until the 1850s, at which time the South and East mines were worked independently. In 1906 these mines were united with South Condurrow to form the Grenville United Mines and continued until 1920.
The mineral Condurrite
Condurrite
Condurrite is a name given to a mixture of cuprite, domeykite and tenorite. It takes its name from the Great Condurrow Mine at Troon, Cornwall in the United Kingdom, which is regarded as the type locality....
is a compound mineral named after the Great Condurrow Mine at Troon.
An inscribed altar
Altar
An altar is any structure upon which offerings such as sacrifices are made for religious purposes. Altars are usually found at shrines, and they can be located in temples, churches and other places of worship...
stone found at Chapel Ia, Troon (now set in the altar of the parish church), and dated to the tenth or eleventh centuries, attests to the existence of a settlement then. The chapel of Saint Ia was recorded in 1429 and a holy well was nearby. The site was called Fenton-ear (i.e. the well of Ia). The stone is very similar to one now in the garden at Pendarves, used as the base for a sundial.
Troon Cricket Club
Formed in 1875 as Troon Amateur Cricket Club, the club, along with Camborne, Penzance and St. Just, is one of the most successful in Cornish cricket. The club is based at Treslothan Road, where it has played cricket for over a hundred years. In 1972 the club was one of the participants in the inaugural National Village Competition, beating Astwood Bank in the final at Lord's. They went on to win the competition again the following year and for a third time, which remains a record. Amongst the many good players to have represented the club down the years, two homegrown players have gone on to play first class cricket, these are Anthony Penberthy and Malcolm DunstanMalcolm Dunstan
Malcolm Stephen Thomas Dunstan is a former English cricketer. Dunstan was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Redruth in Cornwall....
. Former Pakistan and ICL spinner Arshad Khan
Arshad Khan
Arshad Khan is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off break bowler....
also represented the club in the late 1990s and early 2000s
Treslothan
Troon is in the parish of Treslothan which was divided from the parish of Camborne in 1845. St John's Church was built to the designs of George WightwickGeorge Wightwick
George Wightwick was an architect and possibly the first architectural journalist.In addition to his architectural practice, he developed his skills and the market for architectural journalism...
four years earlier (opened in October 1841). The 15th century font was removed from Camborne church in the 18th century. The miner poet John Harris
John Harris (poet)
John Harris was a Cornish poet.Harris was born and raised in a two-bedroom cottage on the slopes of Bolenowe Carn, a small village near Camborne, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom...
is buried in the churchyard, where also is the mausoleum of the Pendarves family.