Todpool

Todpool is a hamlet in west Cornwall, England, tucked into the county’s South West region and within the TR16 postcode district. Quiet and compact by nature, it sits between the villages of Chacewater and St Day and lies three miles (5 km) east of Redruth. Those tracing the settlements of west Cornwall will find Todpool a modest, intimate presence on the map: close to neighbouring village life and conveniently positioned for short journeys into nearby Redruth. Its simple status as a hamlet belies a sense of place that speaks to the quieter side of Cornwall—small-scale, unassuming and rooted in the landscape between its better-known neighbours. For anyone compiling an itinerary of the county’s settlements or seeking to understand the geography of west Cornwall, Todpool offers a neat, easily located example of rural Cornish settlement, marked by its relationships to Chacewater, St Day and Redruth.