Coordinates: 50°12′54″N 5°12′04″W / 50.215°N 5.201°W
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.png)  Lanner shown within Cornwall |
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| Population | 2,493 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Parish | Lanner |
| Unitary authority | Cornwall |
| Ceremonial county | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | REDRUTH |
| Postcode district | TR16 |
| Dialling code | 01209 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| European Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Falmouth and Camborne |
| List of places: UK • England • Cornwall | |
Lanner is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. For statistical purposes, the village is part of the St Day, Carharrack and Lanner ward, which had a collective population of 5,438 in 2001.[1] Lanner is the largest village of the three, with 2,493 inhabitants.[2]
Lanner School provides primary education to the local area [3]
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History
The name "Lanner" comes from the Cornish "Lannarth", which means "a clearing".[2] The village is a former tin and copper mining parish which grew rapidly in the 19th century, but has been recorded as far back as 1542, and with settlement traces back to the Bronze Age.[4]
The foundation stone of the Anglican chapel in Lanner was laid on 20 April 1839 [5]
Michael Loam erected his first man engine at Tresavean mine here in 1842. The mine was, in its heyday, one of the most productive copper mines in Cornwall [6] [7], with its own horse-drawn tramway [8]
Geography
The village sits in a valley, between Carn Marth to the north, Lanner Hill to the west, and Tresavean Hill to the south. It is laid out in a linear east-west fashion along the A393 which runs from Redruth to Falmouth. A stream runs under the main road and a number of other streams are found throughout the village.
As the village slopes down from west to east, the western part of the village is known as Lanner Hill and the eastern part is known as Lanner Moor.
Music
The village is well known for the "Lanner and District Silver Band" which is one of the top brass bands in Cornwall.[citation needed] The American countertenor Richard Jose was born in Lanner in 1862: he emigrated to the United States and died in 1941. Electronic musician Richard D. James (Aphex Twin) grew up in Lanner.
Gallery
 A historic image of Brays Terrace and Woodland Terrace |
 Lanner Band Room |
 New play equipment at Lanner Moor, Cornwall, installed March 2009 |
References
- ^ http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=12424
- ^ a b http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Cornwall/Lanner/index.html
- ^ Ofsted inspection of Lanner primary School, April 2008.
- ^ http://www.lanner.org.uk/index.htm
- ^ The Times, Saturday, 11 May 1839; pg. 3; Issue 17039; col D: "On Wednesday, the 20th ult., the first stone of a new chapel at Lanner, in Gwennap, was laid by the Venerable Archdeacon Sheepshanks . . .".
- ^ Tresavean Mine: data sheet.
- ^ Tresavean Mine: History.
- ^ Tresavean Tramway
Further reading
- Schwartz, Sharron and Parker, Roger Lanner - A Cornish Mining Parish, Tiverton, Devon, Halsgrove. 1998, ISBN 1841140198.
External links
- Lanner Parish Council
- Photos of Lanner from Steve Beazley
- Genuki website article on Lanner
- Lanner Inn
- Lanner Village website - Historic Trail page
- Lanner War Memorial - Roll of Honour.
- Lanner Census profile 2001.
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