» Not to be confused with Cambourne in Cambridgeshire. Camborne ('Crooked Hill') was once one of the richest mining areas in the world and is located in north Kerrier, Cornwall in England, UK, forming the western end of the greater Camborne, Pool and Redruth conurbation. It is now an ex-industrial town with a population of 20,010, making it the largest conurbation in Cornwall. Mining Camborne is best known as a centre for the former Cornish tin and copper mining industry, having its working hey… (More on Camborne)