Redruth

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Redruth Cornish: Resrudh
Town and civil parish
Fore Street, Redruth town centre
Redruth Location within Cornwall
Population	15,634 (2021)
Civil parish	Redruth
Unitary authority	Cornwall
Ceremonial county	Cornwall
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	TRURO
Postcode district	TR15
Dialling code	01209
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Cornwall
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Camborne and Redruth
Website	www.discoverredruth.co.uk
List of places UK England Cornwall 50°13′58″N 05°13′35″W / 50.23278°N 5.22639°W / 50.23278; -5.22639

Redruth (/rəˈdruːθ/ rə-DROOTH, Cornish: Resrudh^[1]) is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The population of Redruth was 14,018 at the 2011 census.^[2] In the same year the population of the Camborne-Redruth urban area, which also includes Carn Brea, Illogan and several outlying villages, stood at 55,400^[3] making it the largest conurbation in Cornwall. Redruth lies approximately at the junction of the A393 and A3047 roads, on the route of the old London to Land's End trunk road (now the A30), and is approximately 9 miles (14 km) west of Truro, 12 miles (19 km) east of St Ives, 18 miles (29 km) north east of Penzance and 11 miles (18 km) north west of Falmouth. Camborne and Redruth together form the largest urban area in Cornwall and before local government reorganisation were an urban district.