» Not to be confused with Cambourne in Cambridgeshire. Camborne ('Crooked Hill') was once one of the richest mining areas in the world and's located in Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom, forming the western end of the greater Camborne, Pool and Redruth conurbation. It's now an ex-industrial town with a population of approx 23,000, making it the largest conurbation in Cornwall. On 3 July 2008, Camborne was twinned with Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico, at a ceremony held in Mexico. Mining Camborn… (More on Camborne)