Devon tin trade
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The Devon tin trade was the historic industry centered on mining, smelting, and exporting tin from Devon’s stannary districts, which played a crucial role in the region’s medieval and early modern economy.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic mining industry
ⓘ
regional economy sector ⓘ tin industry ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | Devon stannaries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnNaturalResource | tin ore ⓘ |
| commodityUse |
alloy manufacture
ⓘ
bronze production ⓘ pewter production ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of Ashburton
ⓘ
development of Chagford ⓘ development of Plympton ⓘ development of Tavistock ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| declineFactor |
competition from overseas tin sources
ⓘ
exhaustion of richer surface deposits ⓘ |
| economicImportance | major component of Devon regional economy ⓘ |
| exportDestination |
English ports
ⓘ
continental Europe ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
13th century
ⓘ
14th century ⓘ 15th century ⓘ 16th century ⓘ |
| geologicalArea |
Dartmoor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
south-western granite massifs of England ⓘ |
| hadCenter |
Ashburton stannary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chagford stannary NERFINISHED ⓘ Plympton stannary NERFINISHED ⓘ Tavistock stannary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadInstitution | stannary parliaments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Middle Ages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early modern period ⓘ |
| involvesActivity |
tin exporting
ⓘ
tin mining ⓘ tin smelting ⓘ |
| laborType |
free miners
ⓘ
small-scale mine owners ⓘ |
| legalFramework | stannary law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Devon
ⓘ
England ⓘ southwest England ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| mainProduct | tin ⓘ |
| partOf | British tin trade ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
Devon stannary courts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Cornish tin trade ⓘ |
| supportedSettlementType |
mining towns
ⓘ
stannary towns ⓘ |
| taxedBy | English Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxType | tin coinage ⓘ |
| usedOreType | cassiterite ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.