Baldhu
| Baldhu | |
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 Parish Church of Saint Michael and All Angels |
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 Baldhu
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| Baldhu shown within Cornwall | |
| OS grid reference | SW7742 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Truro |
| Postcode district | TR3 6 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
Baldhu (Cornish: Bal Du, meaning black mine) (/bælˈdjuː/, /bɔːlˈdjuː/, or /bɔːlˈduː/) is a village and parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. According to the Post Office the 2011 Census population of the village was included in the civil parish of Kea.
The parish church of Saint Michael and All Angels, designed by William White, is the burial place of Billy Bray, the revivalist preacher who was born at the nearby hamlet of Twelveheads.
Baldhu is a former mining village (the name comes from the Cornish for 'black mine') and it is situated above the Carnon Valley 3 miles (5 kilometres) west of Truro. The parish was created in 1847 out of parts of Kea and Kenwyn and the church of St Michael was built soon after.
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