Pool, Cornwall
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The village of Pool is bypassed by the A30 in West Cornwall, situated on the A3047 between Camborne and Redruth, between Tuckingmill and Illogan Highway.
Not to be confused with:
- Poole, the town in Dorset.
- Paul, a Churchtown settlement just outside Mousehole, near Penzance, in the far west of Cornwall.
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[edit] Amenities
[edit] Education
- Camborne School of Mines was based in the village from 1975 until 2004, before moving to the Exeter University's campus at Tremough, near Penryn, Cornwall[1].
- Cornwall College's Camborne campus is based here.
- Pool Business and Enterprise College provides education for the 11-16 age group.
[edit] Transport
[edit] Rail
- The nearest railway stations are at Redruth and Camborne on the Cornish Main Line.
- Pool railway station closed to passengers in 1961 and freight in 1967, and was the main depot of the West Cornwall Railway[2].
[edit] Bus
- Western Greyhound 543 connects the village to Portreath and Illogan.
- First 14 and 18 to St Ives, Penzance and Truro.
- First 41 to Troon and Falmouth.
- First 34 to Helston.
[edit] Employment
- the location of the closed South Crofty Mine.
- Pool Industrial Estate.
- Pool Innovation Centre opened its doors in 2010 as part of regeneration work to stimulate economic growth and development in the heartlands of Cornwall[3].
[edit] Shopping
- a Tesco Extra, on the site of Heathcoat's textile factory.
- a Morrisons supermarket, on the site of the Flamingo Club.
- a B&Q DIY Store, on the site of Holman's Climax factory.
- a Comet consumer electricals stockist.
- Pool Market, a weekend market stall operation which is popular with the surrounding community.
- Macsalvors, where you can get anything from hand tools, roofing felt to heavy mooring. They have a sideline in cranes.
[edit] Services
- Carn Brea Parish Council
- Trevenson Church
- Pool Methodist Chapel
- Carn Brea Leisure Centre
- Pool Health Centre
- Lloyd's Bank
- Barclay's Bank
- Halfords car parts stockist
- Kwik-fit car repair shop and MOT tester
[edit] Eating
- a drive-in/restaurant-style McDonald's.
[edit] Heritage
- The Heartlands Project: to transform the Robinson's shaft area to create a community hub and a landmark destination.
- Cornish Mines & Engines an industrial heritage centre, has two sites:
- a pumping engine, one of the largest surviving Cornish beam engines in the world at Taylor's Shaft (behind Morrisons)
- a restored winding engine at the site on the main road that can be seen in action daily.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.exeter.ac.uk/cornwall/academic_departments/csm/cornish-institute-engineers/origins-and-history.shtml
- ^ Oakley, M. (2009) Cornwall Railway Stations p.29. Dorset: Dovecote Press
- ^ http://www.cprregeneration.co.uk/newsroom_archive.htm
[edit] External Links
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- Cornwall College: http://www.cornwall.ac.uk/cc/index.php?page=_Our_Campuses&subpage=_Cornwall_College_Camborne&video=CPR_320&id=79
- Pool Business & Enterprise College: http://www.cornwall.ac.uk/cc/index.php?page=_Our_Campuses&subpage=_Cornwall_College_Camborne&video=CPR_320&id=79
- Cornwall Council Transport http://www.cornwallpublictransport.info
- South Crofty Mine: http://www.westernunitedmines.com/south_crofty
- CPR Regeneration: http://www.cprregeneration.co.uk/
- Pool Innovation Centre: http://www.poolinnovationcentre.co.uk/
- Macsalvors: http://www.macsalvors.com/index.asp
- Carn Brea Parish Council: http://www.carnbreaparishcouncil.gov.uk/Contents/Text/Index.asp?SiteId=694&SiteExtra=8771838&TopNavId=668&NavSideId=9119
- Carn Brea Leisure Centre http://www.carnbrealeisurecentre.co.uk/
- The Heartlands Project http://www.heartlandscornwall.com/
- Cornish Mines & Engines: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-cornishminesandengines.htm
