Sticker is a former mining village in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It lies in the parish of St Mewan. The nearest town is St Austell three miles to the north-east. In 1785, Sticker was described as "a new place" and it was a settlement for workers in the Great Hewas Mine on its western outskirts. Great Hewas was worked in the 18th century. A 4…Sticker is a former mining village in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It lies in the parish of St Mewan. The nearest town is St Austell three miles to the north-east. In 1785, Sticker was described as "a new place" and it was a settlement for workers in the Great Hewas Mine on its western outskirts. Great Hewas was worked in the 18th century. A 45-inch Boulton & Watt pumping engine was installed in the 1790s. By the 19th century, the mine employed over 250 people, producing not only tin, but copper, lead, and some silver. Two smaller mines to the west, Ventonwyn and Hewas Water, worked alongside Great Hewas. The last of these mines ceased production in 1926, though the chimney of Ventonwyn engine house is still a local landmark.
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