Chacewater is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, UK. It is situated approximately 3 miles east of Redruth. The hamlets of Carnhot, Cox Hill, Creegbrawse, Hale Mills, Jolly's Bottom, Salem, Saveock, Scorrier, Todpool, Twelveheads and Wheal Busy are in the parish. The electoral ward is called Chacewater& Kenwyn. At the 2011 census a population of 3,870 was quoted.