In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Four Lanes like this:

FOUR LANES, a place 2¼ miles from Redruth, in Cornwall; with a post office under Redruth.

Four Lanes through time

Four Lanes is now part of CORNWALL Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CORNWALL has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Four Lanes itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Four Lanes in Cornwall | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24477

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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