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Basset Graze Mine, Great Wheal Baddern (Wheal Baddon; incl. Wheal Grease), Bissoe, Kea, Cornwall, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Basset Graze Mine | Mine |
| Great Wheal Baddern (Wheal Baddon; incl. Wheal Grease) | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Bissoe | Village |
| Kea | Civil Parish |
| Cornwall | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 14' 17'' North , 5° 7' 14'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SW775423
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Perranwell | 1,207 (2017) | 2.8km |
| Chacewater | 1,226 (2017) | 3.3km |
| Devoran | 400 (2014) | 3.5km |
| St. Day | 700 (2011) | 4.6km |
| Ponsanooth | 967 (2017) | 4.7km |
A small mine, working a narrow tract of land between the setts of West Wheal Jane and Great Wheal Baddern for some time around 1840. It was later included in the Great Wheal Baddern sett. The old workings are now built over by Wheal Jane.
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Geochronology
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Rheno-Hercynian BeltOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- Cornwall
- Camborne-Redruth and St Day Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
- Cornwall
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