Whiteworks | |
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Remains of tin mining at Whiteworks | |
Location within Devon | |
OS grid reference | SX 612710 |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | PRINCETOWN |
Postcode district | PL20 |
Police | Devon and Cornwall |
Fire | Devon and Somerset |
Ambulance | South Western |
Whiteworks (or White Works) is a former mining hamlet near the town of Princetown, within Dartmoor National Park, in the English county of Devon. Tin mining is central to the history of settlement at Whiteworks, which was once home to one of Dartmoor's largest tin mines. The original cottages and their inhabitants were related to this industry, until the area became used increasingly for farming in the 20th century. The site has now largely been abandoned, although Whiteworks is still on the route of many walks including Abbots Way Walk passes 500 m to the west.