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Encyclopedia > Stannary town

A stannary town is, historically, the adminstrative centre of a tin-mining district, from where the sale and export of the mined tin was arranged.


There are many such towns in the traditional tin-mining regions of Devon and Cornwall in the South West of England, although, as the market for tin has declined considerably over the past century, very few of them still serve this purpose.


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Tavistock. Who is Tavistock? What is Tavistock? Where is Tavistock? Definition of Tavistock. Meaning of Tavistock. (156 words)
Tavistock is a town in Devon, England, lying on the River Tavy on the edge of Dartmoor.
The town still possesses the remains of a Benedictine abbey, which was founded in 974 AD by Ordulph, the Earl of Devonshire.
Tavistock is twinned with the German town of Celle and the French town of Pontivy.
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