Stannaries, the
Stannaries, the the districts comprising the tin mines and smelting works of Cornwall and Devon, formerly under the jurisdiction of stannary courts. The name is recorded from late Middle English, and comes ultimately from late Latin stannum ‘tin’.
Stannary Court a legal body for the regulation of tin miners in the Stannaries. The phrase Stannaria curia is found in a charter of 1337; by the Stannaries Courts Abolition Act of 1896 the jurisdiction of these courts was transferred to the County Court.
Stannary Court a legal body for the regulation of tin miners in the Stannaries. The phrase Stannaria curia is found in a charter of 1337; by the Stannaries Courts Abolition Act of 1896 the jurisdiction of these courts was transferred to the County Court.
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