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Encyclopedia > Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape
Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape1
UNESCO World Heritage Site
State Party United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Type Cultural
Criteria ii, iii, iv
Identification #1215
Region2 Europe and North America
Inscription History
Formal Inscription: 2006
30th WH Committee Session
WH link: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1215

1 Name as officially inscribed on the WH List
2 As classified officially by UNESCO
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The Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape is a World Heritage Site in the counties of Cornwall and Devon in the South West of England. It was added to the World Heritage list in 2006. The natural igneous landscape of moors and rocky coasts was transformed in the 18th and 19th century by copper and tin mining. Steam technology was pioneered here, with figures such as Thomas Savery, Thomas Newcomen and Richard Trevithick developing steam engines in the region. Since the decline of mining the landscape has become dotted with ruined engine houses. A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State... The traditional counties as usually portrayed. ... Cornwall (Cornish: Kernow) is a county in South West England, United Kingdom, on the peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar. ... For other uses, see Devon (disambiguation). ... South West England is one of the regions of England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... General Name, Symbol, Number copper, Cu, 29 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 4, d Appearance metallic pinkish red Atomic mass 63. ... General Name, Symbol, Number tin, Sn, 50 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 14, 5, p Appearance silvery lustrous gray Atomic mass 118. ... Thomas Savery (c. ... Thomas Newcomen (baptised 24 February 1664; died 5 August 1729) was an ironmonger by trade, and a Baptist lay preacher by calling. ... Richard Trevithick Richard Trevithick (April 13, 1771 – April 22, 1833) was a British inventor, engineer and builder of the first working railway steam locomotive. ...


History

Up to the middle 1500s, Devon produced approximately 25-40% of the amount of tin that Cornwall did but the total amount of tin production from both Cornwall and Devon during this period was relatively small. After the 1540s, Cornwall's production took off and Devon's production was only about 1/9 - 1/10 that of Cornwalls. From the mid-16th Century the Devon Stannaries were worth very little in income to the King and were sidelined as such following the Supremacy of Parliament Act 1512 (this not apply to the Stannaries of Cornwall).


See also

The Stannary Parliaments and Stannary Courts were legislative and legal institutions in Cornwall and in Devon in the Dartmoor area. ... Ruin of Cornish tin mine Mining in Cornwall has existed from the days of Stone Age man and mining in Cornwall dates back to between 1000 and 2000 B.C. when Cornwall is thought to have been visited by metal traders from the eastern Mediterranean. ... The Cornish Stannary Parliament is a human rights pressure group which claims to be a revived Cornish Stannary Parliament. ...

External links

  • UNESCO listing
  • BBC - World Heritage site bid gets go-ahead
  • World Heritage website
  • Cornish Mining - World Heritage Status


Image File history File links Flag_of_Cornwall. ... Cornwall (Cornish: Kernow) is a county in South West England, United Kingdom, on the peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar. ...

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