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

MEDROSE, a village in the N of Cornwall; 2½ miles W of Camelford. It originated in the working of Delabole slate quarry.

Medrose through time

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

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26400

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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