Scorrier
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Scorrier is a village in Cornwall
, in the United Kingdom
. It is about 2 miles northeast of the centre of Redruth
and 3 miles south-east of the coast at Porthtowan
, on the A30 road
at the junction of the A3047 road
that leads west to Camborne
and the B3298 road south to Carharrack
. The Plymouth to Penzance railway line passes through the village and between 1852 and 1964 it had its own station. Rodda's, the principal maker of clotted cream
is based here.
The village is within the Gwennap Mining District of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape
World Heritage Site
.
, from the fortune he made from tin mining; it was substantially enlarged in 1845. In the 19th century the plant collector William Lobb
became gardener to the Williams family at the house and grew many rare plants there. The gardens are now open to the public by appointment.
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
, in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. It is about 2 miles northeast of the centre of Redruth
Redruth
Redruth is a town and civil parish traditionally in the Penwith Hundred in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It has a population of 12,352. 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 , and is approximately west of...
and 3 miles south-east of the coast at Porthtowan
Porthtowan
Porthtowan is a small village in Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom, and is a popular summer tourist destination which lies within the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape, a World Heritage Site. Porthtowan lies on Cornwall's north Atlantic coast about west of St Agnes, north of...
, on the A30 road
A30 road
The 284 miles A30 road from London to Land's End, historically known as the Great South West Road used to provide the most direct route from London to the south west; more recently the M3 motorway and A303 road performs this function for much of the route and only parts of A30 now retain trunk...
at the junction of the A3047 road
A roads in Zone 3 of the Great Britain numbering scheme
List of A roads in zone 3 in Great Britain starting west of the A3 and south of the A4 .-Single- and double-digit roads:-Triple-digit roads:-Four-digit roads :-Four-digit roads :...
that leads west to Camborne
Camborne
Camborne is a town and civil parish in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is at the western edge of a conurbation comprising Camborne, Pool and Redruth....
and the B3298 road south to Carharrack
Carharrack
Carharrack is a civil parish and village in west Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated two miles east of Redruth in a former mining area.The parish is of a rural/industrial character and is comparatively small in area...
. The Plymouth to Penzance railway line passes through the village and between 1852 and 1964 it had its own station. Rodda's, the principal maker of clotted cream
Clotted cream
Clotted cream is a thick cream made by indirectly heating full-cream cow's milk using steam or a water bath and then leaving it in shallow pans to cool slowly. During this time, the cream content rises to the surface and forms 'clots' or 'clouts'...
is based here.
The village is within the Gwennap Mining District of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape
Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape
The Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape is a World Heritage Site which includes select mining landscapes across Cornwall and West Devon in the south west of the United Kingdom...
World Heritage Site
World Heritage Site
A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by the UNESCO as of special cultural or physical significance...
.
Scorrier House
Scorrier House, just south of the village, was built in 1778 by John Williams the Third of the Williams familyWilliams family of Caerhays and Burncoose
The Williams family of Caerhays and Burncoose, were, for several generations, dominant in the Cornish Industrial Revolution as owners of mines and smelting works...
, from the fortune he made from tin mining; it was substantially enlarged in 1845. In the 19th century the plant collector William Lobb
William Lobb
William Lobb was a Cornish plant collector, employed by Veitch Nurseries of Exeter, who was responsible for the commercial introduction to England of Araucaria araucana from Chile and the massive Sequoiadendron giganteum from North America.He and his brother, Thomas Lobb, were the first...
became gardener to the Williams family at the house and grew many rare plants there. The gardens are now open to the public by appointment.