Cornish stannaries

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historic tin-mining jurisdiction legal institution medieval economic institution

The Cornish stannaries were historic tin-mining districts in Cornwall, England, with their own courts and administrative systems governing the tin industry and its workers.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Cornish mining industry	1
Cornish stannaries canonical	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic tin-mining jurisdiction ⓘ legal institution ⓘ medieval economic institution ⓘ
administeredBy	stannators ⓘ
appliesTo	tin miners ⓘ tinners ⓘ tinworks ⓘ
country	Kingdom of England ⓘ
function	administration of justice for tinners ⓘ collection of tin dues and taxes ⓘ registration of tin bounds ⓘ regulation of tin mining ⓘ
governedBy	stannary courts NERFINISHED ⓘ stannary parliaments NERFINISHED ⓘ
governedByOffice	Lord Warden of the Stannaries NERFINISHED ⓘ
grantedBy	Edward I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Edward III of England NERFINISHED ⓘ English Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry VII of England NERFINISHED ⓘ King John of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart	Blackmore stannary NERFINISHED ⓘ Foweymoor stannary NERFINISHED ⓘ Penwith and Kerrier stannary NERFINISHED ⓘ Tywarnhaile stannary NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalSignificance	central to the medieval Cornish tin trade ⓘ example of a semi-autonomous regional legal system in England ⓘ
industry	metal mining ⓘ tin mining ⓘ
jurisdictionOver	tin mines in Cornwall ⓘ tin streaming works in Cornwall ⓘ
languageOfRecord	English ⓘ Latin ⓘ
legalSystem	stannary law ⓘ
locatedIn	Cornwall NERFINISHED ⓘ England ⓘ southwest England ⓘ surface form: South West England
mainProduct	tin ⓘ
partOf	Duchy of Cornwall NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Duchy of Cornwall estates NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	Devon stannaries NERFINISHED ⓘ stannary law ⓘ
right	exemption from ordinary county courts in mining matters ⓘ privileged legal status for tinners ⓘ right to be tried in stannary courts ⓘ special taxation arrangements on tin ⓘ
status	abolished ⓘ
timePeriod	Middle Ages ⓘ early modern period ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

stannary law → hasJurisdiction → Cornish stannaries ⓘ

Godolphin family of Cornwall → associatedIndustry → Cornish stannaries ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cornish mining industry