Lord Warden of the Stannaries
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The Lord Warden of the Stannaries was a senior Crown official in Cornwall and Devon responsible for overseeing the tin-mining districts (stannaries), their courts, and related revenues.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lord Warden of the Stannaries canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T292020 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lord Warden of the Stannaries Context triple: [Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin, positionHeld, Lord Warden of the Stannaries]
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A.
Warden of the Cinque Ports
The Warden of the Cinque Ports is a historic English crown office traditionally responsible for the defense and administration of the Cinque Ports along the southeastern coast of England.
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B.
High Sheriff of Lancashire
The High Sheriff of Lancashire is a ceremonial royal appointee in the English county of Lancashire, historically responsible for law and order and now performing mainly judicial, civic, and community duties.
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C.
Earl of Menteith
The Earl of Menteith was a Scottish noble title associated with a historic earldom in the central Highlands, often held by prominent members of the Stewart dynasty.
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D.
Earl of Fife
The Earl of Fife was a prominent medieval Scottish noble title historically associated with great political influence and proximity to the Scottish crown.
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E.
Lord Selborne
Lord Selborne was a British statesman and Conservative politician who held several high offices in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including leadership roles in naval administration and colonial governance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lord Warden of the Stannaries Target entity description: The Lord Warden of the Stannaries was a senior Crown official in Cornwall and Devon responsible for overseeing the tin-mining districts (stannaries), their courts, and related revenues.
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A.
Warden of the Cinque Ports
The Warden of the Cinque Ports is a historic English crown office traditionally responsible for the defense and administration of the Cinque Ports along the southeastern coast of England.
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B.
High Sheriff of Lancashire
The High Sheriff of Lancashire is a ceremonial royal appointee in the English county of Lancashire, historically responsible for law and order and now performing mainly judicial, civic, and community duties.
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C.
Earl of Menteith
The Earl of Menteith was a Scottish noble title associated with a historic earldom in the central Highlands, often held by prominent members of the Stewart dynasty.
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D.
Earl of Fife
The Earl of Fife was a prominent medieval Scottish noble title historically associated with great political influence and proximity to the Scottish crown.
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E.
Lord Selborne
Lord Selborne was a British statesman and Conservative politician who held several high offices in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including leadership roles in naval administration and colonial governance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Crown office
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governmental position ⓘ historical office ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
stannaries
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tin miners ⓘ tin works ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Cornwall
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Devon ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| endTime | 19th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
mining law
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revenue administration ⓘ tin mining ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
stannary convocation
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stannary courts ⓘ stannary officials ⓘ stannary parliaments ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
administration of stannary courts
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collection of tin-related revenues ⓘ oversight of tin-mining districts ⓘ regulation of stannary laws ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
stannary towns
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tin works in Cornwall ⓘ tin works in Devon ⓘ tinners ⓘ |
| hasPart |
administrative authority over stannary officials
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financial authority over tin duties ⓘ judicial authority in stannary courts ⓘ |
| hasPrivilege |
appointment of stannary officials
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presiding over stannary courts ⓘ summoning stannary parliaments ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
southwest England
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surface form:
West Country
|
| inception | medieval period ⓘ |
| legalSystem | stannary law ⓘ |
| location |
Cornwall
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Devon ⓘ |
| partOf |
Duchy of Cornwall
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surface form:
Duchy of Cornwall administration
English Crown administration ⓘ |
| seeAlso |
Duchy of Cornwall
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stannary court ⓘ stannary law ⓘ tin mining in Cornwall ⓘ tin mining in Devon ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Duke of Cornwall
ⓘ
the Crown ⓘ |
| usedFor |
collection of coinage on tin
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enforcement of mining privileges ⓘ regulation of tin production ⓘ settlement of disputes among tinners ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lord Warden of the Stannaries Description of subject: The Lord Warden of the Stannaries was a senior Crown official in Cornwall and Devon responsible for overseeing the tin-mining districts (stannaries), their courts, and related revenues.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Stannary parliaments
subject surface form:
Stannary parliaments
subject surface form:
Stannary parliaments
subject surface form:
Stannary Convocation