stannary districts of Devon
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The stannary districts of Devon were historic tin-mining regions in southwest England that enjoyed special legal and administrative privileges distinct from the rest of the county.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic administrative division
ⓘ
tin-mining district ⓘ |
| appliesTo | tinners of Devon ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dartmoor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Plym NERFINISHED ⓘ River Tavy NERFINISHED ⓘ River Teign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
smelting of tin
ⓘ
tin ore extraction ⓘ |
| followedBy | integration into standard county administration ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Lord Warden of the Stannaries
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
stannary courts NERFINISHED ⓘ stannary laws ⓘ |
| grantedBy |
Duchy of Cornwall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapital |
Ashburton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chagford NERFINISHED ⓘ Plympton NERFINISHED ⓘ Tavistock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus |
privileged area for tinners
ⓘ
special jurisdiction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Ashburton stannary district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chagford stannary district NERFINISHED ⓘ Dartmoor stannary district NERFINISHED ⓘ Lydford stannary district NERFINISHED ⓘ Plympton stannary district NERFINISHED ⓘ Tavistock stannary district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRight |
exemption from some common law courts for tinners
ⓘ
right to be tried in stannary courts ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic region ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Middle Ages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early modern period ⓘ |
| influencedBy | demand for tin in Europe ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalPrivilege |
corporate organization of tinners
ⓘ
separate taxation arrangements for tin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Devon
ⓘ
England ⓘ southwest England ⓘ |
| material | tin ore deposits ⓘ |
| partOf |
Devon tin mining industry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English stannary system ⓘ |
| precededBy | early informal tin-working areas in Devon ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
British legal history
ⓘ
economic history of mining ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administration of tin miners
ⓘ
collection of tin coinage ⓘ tin mining regulation ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Stannary Convocation