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Wheal Rose
Wheal RoseLocation within Cornwall
OS grid reference	SW7144
Shire county	Cornwall
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Redruth
Postcode district	TR16
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Cornwall
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Camborne and Redruth
List of places UK England Cornwall 50°15′N 5°13′W / 50.25°N 05.21°W / 50.25; -05.21

Wheal Rose is a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, in the Redruth and St Agnes parishes.

History and antiquities

North-west of Wheal Rose are the remains of an Iron Age building, a terraced field system, and an excavation pit. It was also used during the Roman period from 43 to 410 AD.

Cornish wrestling

Cornish wrestling tournaments, for prizes, were held in Wheal Rose in the 1800s.

Religion

Wheal Rose had a Bible Christian chapel.

• An old Methodist chapel, Wheal Rose

References

1. Wheal Rose. Explore Britain. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
2. Porthtowan and Wheal Rose. Archived 2011-10-27 at the Wayback Machine Neighbourhood profiles map. Cornwall Council. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
3. ^ Monument No. 1137598 - Wheal Rose Area Iron Age building and terraced field. English Heritage National Monuments. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
4. Monument No. 1137598 - Wheal Rose Area Iron Age building and terraced field - map. English Heritage National Monuments. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
5. Royal Cornwall Gazette, 12 August 1826.
6. The Exeter Flying Post or, Trewman's Plymouth and Cornish Advertiser, 10 August 1826, p2.
7. Church History. Mount Hawke. GENUKI. Retrieved 23 September 2012. Also see:Mount Hawke Parish Church Archived 2012-02-10 at the Wayback Machine.

External links

Media related to Wheal Rose at Wikimedia Commons

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