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Truro is a city in Cornwall. There is also a place in South Australia with the same name due to Cornish settlement in the 19th century there. A settlement has existed in Truro, Cornwall, since prehistoric times. A castle was built there by the Normans but the site is currently occupied by the Courts of Justice (discovered due to excavations there). The town's name is thought to derive from 'Tri-veru', meaning the 'three rivers' that form the Truro River.  
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Truro is a city in Cornwall. There is also a place in South Australia with the same name due to Cornish settlement in the 19th century there.  
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A settlement has existed in Truro, Cornwall, since prehistoric times. A castle was built there by the Normans but the site is currently occupied by the Courts of Justice (discovered due to excavations there). The town's name is thought to derive from 'Tri-veru', meaning the 'three rivers' that form the Truro River.  
  
 
Truro was an important stannary (tin mining) town of Cornwall with its own port. Metals like copper and tin were assayed in Truro and then transported by river to the sea. A tax was levied on each ingot of metal before export and a Stannary Court was set up. During the scourge of the black death in the 14th century many died or left towns so there was a downturn in population.<ref>http://www.world-guides.com/europe/england/cornwall/truro/truro_history.html</ref>
 
Truro was an important stannary (tin mining) town of Cornwall with its own port. Metals like copper and tin were assayed in Truro and then transported by river to the sea. A tax was levied on each ingot of metal before export and a Stannary Court was set up. During the scourge of the black death in the 14th century many died or left towns so there was a downturn in population.<ref>http://www.world-guides.com/europe/england/cornwall/truro/truro_history.html</ref>

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Truro is a city in Cornwall. There is also a place in South Australia with the same name due to Cornish settlement in the 19th century there.

A settlement has existed in Truro, Cornwall, since prehistoric times. A castle was built there by the Normans but the site is currently occupied by the Courts of Justice (discovered due to excavations there). The town's name is thought to derive from 'Tri-veru', meaning the 'three rivers' that form the Truro River.

Truro was an important stannary (tin mining) town of Cornwall with its own port. Metals like copper and tin were assayed in Truro and then transported by river to the sea. A tax was levied on each ingot of metal before export and a Stannary Court was set up. During the scourge of the black death in the 14th century many died or left towns so there was a downturn in population.[1]