Lanner, Cornwall
| Lanner Cornish: Lannergh | |
| Cornwall | |
|---|---|
 Lanner village with Carn Marth beyond | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SW716400 |
| Location: | 50°12’58"N, 5°12’4"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 2,690 (2011) |
| Post town: | Redruth |
| Postcode: | TR16 |
| Dialling code: | 01209 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cornwall |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Camborne and Redruth |
Lanner is a village in western Cornwall, on the A393 about two miles south-east of Redruth.
The population of Lanner civil parish was 2,690 at the 2011 Census. The village has a primary school, Lanner School.
History
The name "Lanner" comes from the Cornish Lannergh, which means "a clearing".[1] 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.[2]
Michael Loam erected his first man engine at Tresavean mine, Lanner, in 1842. The mine was, in its heyday, one of the most productive copper mines in Cornwall.[3][4]
Parish church
The parish church, Christ Church, is in the Diocese of Truro and was consecrated on St Swithin's day, 1845. It is a small stuccoed building and was restored in 1883. The registers date from 1839.[1]
The foundation stone of the Anglican chapel (which became the parish church in 1844) in Lanner was laid on 20 April 1839. The Times reported that "On Wednesday, the 20th ult., the first stone of a new chapel at Lanner, in Gwennap, was laid by the Venerable Archdeacon Sheepshanks".[5] Until constituted a parish in 1844 Lanner (or Lannarth) was part of the parish of Gwennap.
Lanner has a large Wesleyan Methodist chapel. The former Bible Christian chapel is now used as the Village Hall and the former Primitive Methodist chapel is now used as the silver band's rehearsal room.[1]
Geography
Lanner lies in a valley, beside which Carn Marth rises to 770 feet north of the village. Lanner Hill is west of the village and Tresavean Hill is to the south. The village is centred on a square and straddles the A393 Redruth to Falmouth road. The village slopes down the valley; the west end is known as Lanner Hill and the east end as Lanner Moor.
Music
The village is known for the Lanner and District Silver Band, which is among the more prominent of the brass bands in Cornwall.
Sport
- Rugby: Lanner RFU, founded in 2014
Outside links
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Information on Lanner, Cornwall from GENUKI
- ↑ Lanner village
- ↑ Tresavean Mine: data sheet
- ↑ Tresavean Mine: History
- ↑ The Times, Saturday, 11 May 1839; pg. 3; Issue 17039; col D
- Schwartz, Sharron and Parker, Roger Lanner - A Cornish Mining Parish, Tiverton, Devon, Halsgrove. 1998, ISBN 1-84114-019-8
