Carleen

{{Short description|Village in Cornwall, England}}

{{about|the village|the given name|Carleen (given name)}}

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| official_name = Carleen

| civil_parish = Breage

| country = England

| region = South West England

| coordinates = {{coord|50.12 |-5.34|type:city_region:GB|display=title}}

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| unitary_england = Cornwall

| lieutenancy_england = Cornwall

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| static_image = The Church in Carleen - geograph.org.uk - 54719.jpg

| static_image_caption = Carleen Community Church in 2005

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Carleen is a village in the parish of Breage, Cornwall, England, about {{convert|1.5|miles}} north of the village of Breage on the road to Godolphin Cross.{{cite web |title=Carleen, Cornwall (TR13 9QR) |url=https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/carleen-cornwall |website=OS GetOutside |publisher=Ordnance Survey |access-date=31 March 2022 |language=en-gb}}{{cite web |title=Your Community |url=https://www.breagepc.org.uk/Your_Community_40453.aspx |website=breagepc.org.uk |publisher=Breage Parish Council |access-date=31 March 2022 |language=en |quote=Besides the Churchtown the principal villages of the parish are: ... Carleen ...}}

File:Former Methodist chapel at Carleen - geograph.org.uk - 2628587.jpg

Carleen Wesleyan Chapel opened in 1883 and was later renamed Carleen Methodist Church; it closed in 1990.{{cite web |title=Carleen Methodist Church, Breage |url=https://kresenkernow.org/SOAP/search/RelatedNameCode.keyword/DS%7CUK%7C29/ |website=Kresen Kernow |access-date=31 March 2022 |language=en-CR}} Carleen Community Church is affiliated to the Apostolic Church and runs a day care centre.{{cite web |title=Carleen Community Church |url=https://www.affinity.org.uk/find-a-church/church-information/carleen-community-church |website=affinity.org.uk |access-date=31 March 2022 |language=english}}{{cite web |title=Carleen Community Church Care Centre |url=https://helston.cylex-uk.co.uk/company/carleen-community-church-care-centre-15887714.html |website=Cylex UK |access-date=31 March 2022 |quote=Carleen Day Care was set up in 1989 by Carleen Community Church which is part of the worldwide Apostolic Church fellowship. ...}}

The Wheal Vor mine, about {{convert|1|mile}} to the north east of Carleen, has been described as "one of the biggest and richest Cornish tin mines" of the 19th century.{{cite web |title=Wheal Vor (Great Wheal Vor), Carleen, Breage, Cornwall, England, UK |url=https://www.mindat.org/loc-861.html |website=mindat.org |access-date=31 March 2022}} In 2021, Cornish Tin Ltd announced plans for test drilling on the site, its "2021 Exploration Area" including much of Carleen village,{{cite web |title=Cornish Tin expects to start drilling soon at Wheal Vor |url=https://extractiveindustries.co.uk/cornish-tin-expects-to-start-drilling-soon-at-wheal-vor/ |website=Extractive Industries |access-date=31 March 2022 |date=31 May 2021}} and local residents formed the Great Wheal Vor Community and Environment Group to enable them to "make informed decisions concerning activities which will impact their lifestyles and businesses."{{cite news |last1=Ferguson |first1=Emma |title=Community group forms over plans to investigate Cornish tin mining future |url=https://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/19114410.great-wheal-vor-community-group-formed-tin-mining-breage/ |access-date=31 March 2022 |work=Falmouth Packet |date=24 February 2021 |language=en}}