The parish of Tuckingmill was constituted in 1845 being carved out of a western section of the parish of Illogan and an easterly section of Camborne parish and it covers 1300 acres. Tucking Mill was the Cornish term for a fulling mill which was where homespun cloth was dipped, cleansed and dressed, there is a mention of a fulling mill in this region as early as 1250. During the nineteenth century Tuckingmill was at the heart of Cornish industry. Situated within the parish was the Bickford Fuse Factory, where the world’s first Safety Fuse was invented and manufacture. A centre of the mining industry the parish contained, amongst many others, the greatest of all Cornish mines - Dolcoath Mine. Also in the parish is South Crofty Mine which was at one time the deepest in the world as well as being the last tin mine in Europe, only closing in 1998. The area consists of terraced miners cottages and rather barren industrialisation. With the demise of this economic activity many thousands of jobs were lost and Tuckingmill became a bleak post industrialisation urban area.  However, in recent years regeneration has picked up and improvements are expected over the next few years.

The parish church was built in 1845 from Red Devonian Sandstone with granite pillars and is chequered with corner stone work and is dedicated to “All Saints”.  Built in a mock Norman Style and it has what is probably the largest arch in Cornwall (with the exception of the Cathedral in Truro), this is a spacious but rather plain building. The font bowl may be 12th century.

Memorials may be found in the church, in the large churchyard as well as in several chapels. The parish war memorial is located in the churchyard. There are the inevitable miscellaneous public memorials around the parish.