Official Name: | Wheal Frances |
Country: | England |
Map Type: | Cornwall |
Coordinates: | 50.3295°N -5.112°W |
Region: | South West England |
Post Town: | TRURO |
Postcode District: | TR4 |
Postcode Area: | TR |
Dial Code: | 01872 |
Os Grid Reference: | SW786523 |
Wheal Frances is a village in Cornwall, England, UK. It is located in the civil parish of Perranzabuloe.
To the north Carnkief Pond, a Site of Special Scientific Interest is named. This SSSI is noted for its biological interest, including 12 species of dragonfly.[1]
The village was noted for the Wheal Frances Mine of which many ruins remain.[2]