Posted by Adam Quinan on March 11, 2015 at 04:06:05 user Adam.
In Reply to: Coppermines Valley posted by Owen Roberts on March 10, 2015 at 14:16:52:
Google Books reveals that W.G. Collingwood, The Skald, uses the term "coppermines valley" (no capital) in his book The Book of Coniston, published in 1897.
Other early 19th century quotes refer to "copper mines" and copper-mines" in the valley but not to a location called "Coppermines Valley".
It looks as though the name arose quite recently but the knowledge of copper mining goes back centuries.
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