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The legal institution which administered for the stannary parliament.
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stannary court — noun Brit. historical a legal body for the regulation of tin miners … English new terms dictionary
stannary — n. (pl. ies) Brit. 1 a tin mine. 2 (usu. in pl.) a tin mining district in Cornwall and Devon. Phrases and idioms: stannary court a legal body for the regulation of tin miners in the stannaries. Etymology: med.L stannaria (pl.) f. LL stannum tin … Useful english dictionary
Court of Stannaries — /kort av stienariyz/ In English law, a court established in Devonshire and Cornwall, for the administration of justice among the miners and tinners, that they might not be drawn away from their business to attend suits in distant courts. The… … Black's law dictionary
Court of Stannaries — /kort av stienariyz/ In English law, a court established in Devonshire and Cornwall, for the administration of justice among the miners and tinners, that they might not be drawn away from their business to attend suits in distant courts. The… … Black's law dictionary
Stannary Courts and Parliaments — For the organisation that claims to be the modern Cornish Stannary Parliament, see Revived Cornish Stannary Parliament. The Stannary Parliaments and Stannary Courts were legislative and legal institutions in Cornwall and in Devon (in the Dartmoor … Wikipedia
Stannary — The word stannary is historically applied to: *A tin mine, especially in Devon or Cornwall *A region containing tin works (mines and refineries, assay offices, etc.) *A chartered entity comprising such a region, its works, and its workers *The… … Wikipedia
Revived Cornish Stannary Parliament — The Cornish Stannary Parliament is a pressure group which claims to be a revived Cornish Stannary Parliament. It was established in 1974 and has campaigned since then against the government of the United Kingdom s position on the constitutional… … Wikipedia
Lostwithiel Stannary Palace — The Stannary Palace, circa 1265 1300, is reputed to be the oldest non ecclesiastical building in Cornwall and was said to have been built as a replica of the Great Hall of Westminster. It s original function was as a Court dealing with the… … Wikipedia
Crockern Tor — – Parliament Rock as seen from the floor of the Great Court. Crockern Tor is a tor in Dartmoor National Park, Devon, England. Composed of two large outcrops of rock, it is 396 metres above sea level. The lower outcrop was the open air meeting… … Wikipedia
Dartmoor tin-mining — The wheelpit at Huntingdon mine The Dartmoor tin mining industry is thought to have originated in pre Roman times,[1] and continued right through to the 20th century. From the 12th century onwards tin mining was regulated by a Stannary Parliament … Wikipedia
