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druiaghtagh | 19:28 Sat 20th Sep 2003 | People & Places
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Having just returned from holiday in Cornwall, i am curious as to the meaning of Stannary town anyone please
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Most likely to do with tin mining - stannous being to tin as ferrous is to iron.
20:15 Sat 20th Sep 2003
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As Kit says, 'stannary' means 'related to tin'. The Stannaries was the name given to the tin-mining/smelting areas of devon and Cornwall. There were also stannary courts, stannary parliaments, stannary men and so on as well as stannary towns.
10:19 Sun 21st Sep 2003

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