Carbis

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Carbis
Carbis
 Carbis shown within Cornwall
OS grid referenceSW999595
Civil parishRoche
Unitary authorityCornwall
Ceremonial countyCornwall
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town ST. AUSTELL
Postcode district PL26
Dialling code 01726
EU Parliament South West England
UK ParliamentSt Austell and Newquay
List of places
UK
England
Cornwall

Coordinates: 50°24′04″N 4°49′01″W / 50.401°N 4.817°W / 50.401; -4.817

Carbis is a hamlet 0.9 miles (1.4 km) east of Roche in Cornwall, England.[1] Carbis lies at about 495 feet (151 m) above sea level.[1]

Old china clay works at Carbis

Rosemellyn China Clay works lies 0.4 miles (0.64 km) north-east of Carbis. In the 19th century the mining of china clay was an important industry around St Austell indeed the area has the nick-name of the "china clay country". The Rosemellyn China Clay company went into liquidation in 1918. A short railway branch line (now dismantled) ran from Carbis Wharf to the sidings at nearby Bugle as part of the Cornwall Minerals Railway.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "DEFRA Magic Map Application". DEFRA. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
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