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Stannary
The word stannary is historically applied to:
- A tin mine, especially in Cornwall or Devon, South West England
- A region containing tin works (mines and refineries, assay offices, etc.)
- A chartered entity comprising such a region, its works, and its workers
- The town constituting the administrative centre of such a region (a "stannary town")
- Any of the courts or parliaments established to maintain the rights of such a charter (see Stannary Courts and Parliaments—often in the plural).
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