Community Assembly of Hayle

The Community Assembly of Hayle is located in the coastal town of Hayle ( Heyl ) which was originally three separate settlements that have merged over time: Foundry, Copperhouse and the Towans.

In the 19th century, Hayle was known as an important mining port and major centre for manufacturing steam engines. It was once known as Hayle Towans before the Boer war.

Although there is a long history of settlement in the Hayle Estuary area dating from the Bronze Age, the modern town of Hayle was built predominantly during the 18th century in the Industrial Revolution. Evidence of an Iron Age settlement exists at the fort on the hill above Carnsew Pool where the Plantation now stands.

It is thought that Hayle was an important centre for the Neolithic tin industry, trading not only with Irish and Breton people, but also the Phoenicians of the eastern Mediterranean. Evidence of this comes from finds of imported pottery including Romano/Grecian Amphorae (containers for wine and oil).