Outline of Cornwall

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The Cornish peninsula is at the south-western tip of Great Britain
The Eden Project, near St Austell
The Minack Theatre, near Land's End

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Cornwall: Cornwall – ceremonial county and unitary authority area of England within the United Kingdom. Cornwall is a peninsula bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea,[1] to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall is also a royal duchy of the United Kingdom. It has an estimated population of half a million and it has its own distinctive history and culture.

General reference[]

  • Etymology of "Cornwall"
  • Common English name(s): Cornwall
  • Common endonym(s): Kernow
  • Adjectival(s): Cornish
  • Demonym(s): Cornish

Geography of Cornwall[]

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Geography of Cornwall

  • Cornwall is a mainland county of Great Britain and part of the British Isles. It reaches from the south-westernmost point into the Atlantic Ocean and English Channel. It is in Eurasia (but not on the mainland) in the Northern Hemisphere.

Environment of Cornwall[]

Natural geographic features of Cornwall[]

Extreme points[]
  • Lands End
  • Lizard Point
Beaches of Cornwall[]
Bodies of water of Cornwall[]
  • Rivers of Cornwall
  • Bays of Cornwall
    • Carbis Bay
    • Widemouth Bay
    • Whitsand Bay
  • Coastal waters adjacent to Cornwall
  • Atlantic Ocean
    • Celtic Sea
    • English Channel
Islands of Cornwall[]
Scilly Isles: map by John Bartholomew
  • It has several islands, the largest archipelago being the Isles of Scilly.
    • West Cornwall Steam Ship Company (a company operating the ferry service to the Isles of Scilly between 1870 and 1917)
    • History of the Isles of Scilly
    • Islands in the Isles of Scilly
    • Shipwrecks of the Isles of Scilly: category, list
    • Transport in the Isles of Scilly
    • Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the Isles of Scilly

Wildlife of Cornwall[]

  • Flora and fauna of Cornwall
    • Cornish symbols
Flora of Cornwall[]
  • Cornish eyebright
  • Cornish Gilliflower
  • Cornish heath
Fauna of Cornwall[]
  • Birds of Cornwall
    • Red-billed chough
    • Cornish game hen
  • Mammals of Cornwall
    • Large Black (pig)
Wildlife conservation[]
  • Cornwall Wildlife Trust
  • Frederick Hamilton Davey
  • The Guild of Cornish Hedgers
  • National Lobster Hatchery
  • Westcountry Rivers Trust

Places in Cornwall[]

  • Population of Cornwall: 536,000 (2014 estimate)

Places in Cornwall

Towns and settlements in Cornwall[]

Further places of interest[]

See also: Category:Tourist attractions in Cornwall and Places of interest in Cornwall

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Demography of Cornwall[]

  • Demographics of Cornwall

Politics of Cornwall[]

Politics of Cornwall

  • Cornish nationalism
  • Celtic League (political organisation)
  • Cornish Nationalist Party
  • Cornish Solidarity
  • Cornwall 2000
  • Cornish rotten and pocket boroughs
  • Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities

Elections in Cornwall[]

  • 2005 United Kingdom general election result in Cornwall
  • Local elections
    • Cornwall local elections
    • Caradon local elections
    • Carrick local elections
    • Kerrier local elections
    • North Cornwall local elections
    • Penwith local elections
    • Restormel local elections
    • 2007 Penwith Council election
    • 2004 Penwith Council election
    • 2003 Restormel Council election
    • 1987 Truro by-election
    • 2009 Cornwall Council election

Government of Cornwall[]

Local government districts in Cornwall[]

Constituencies[]

Cornish politicians[]

Current MPs

All of Cornwall's current MPs are Conservatives.

  • Steve Double, MP for St. Austell and Newquay (2015–Present)
  • George Eustice, MP for Camborne and Redruth (2010–Present)
  • Scott Mann, MP for Cornwall North (2015–Present)
  • Sheryll Murray, MP for South East Cornwall (2010–Present)
  • Cherilyn Mackrory, MP for Truro and Falmouth (2019–Present)
  • Mark Prisk, Shadow Minister for Cornwall from 2007 to 2010 (but Conservative MP for Hertford and Stortford 2001–2019)
  • Derek Thomas, MP for St. Ives (2015–Present)
Past MPs
  • Colin Breed, Liberal Democrat MP for South East Cornwall (1997–2010)
  • Andrew George, Liberal Democrat MP for St. Ives (1997–2015)
  • Steve Gilbert, Liberal Democrat MP for St. Austell and Newquay (2010–2015)
  • Julia Goldsworthy, Liberal Democrat MP for Falmouth & Camborne (2005–2010)
  • Matthew Taylor, Liberal Democrat MP for Truro and St Austell from 1987 to 2010 (now a life peer as Baron Taylor of Goss Moor)
  • Dan Rogerson, Liberal Democrat MP for North Cornwall (2005–2015)
Other politicians
  • Mebyon Kernow, the main nationalist party in Cornwall
    • Dick Cole, the leader of Mebyon Kernow

Law and order in Cornwall[]

  • Constitutional status of Cornwall
Law enforcement in Cornwall[]

Royal titles[]

  • Duchy of Cornwall
  • Duke of Cornwall
  • Duchess of Cornwall
  • High Sheriff of Cornwall
  • Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall

Military in Cornwall[]

History of Cornwall[]

History of Cornwall

History of Cornwall by period[]

History of Cornwall by subject[]

Disasters[]

  • Boscastle flood of 2004
  • Penlee lifeboat disaster (1981)
  • Sikorsky S-61 disaster 1983
  • Torrey Canyon oil spill
  • List of shipwrecks of Cornwall

Culture of Cornwall[]

Culture of Cornwall

The arts in Cornwall[]

Architecture in Cornwall[]

See also: Category:Buildings and structures in Cornwall
Castles and houses in Cornwall[]
  • Launceston Castle
  • Pendennis Castle
  • Restormel Castle
  • Trematon Castle
  • Tintagel Castle
  • Lanhydrock House
  • Cotehele House
  • Country houses in Cornwall
  • Historic houses in Cornwall
Lighthouses in Cornwall[]
See also: Category:Lighthouses in Cornwall

Literature of Cornwall[]

Literature in Cornish

  • Cornish novels
    • The Camomile Lawn
    • Frenchman's Creek
    • Jamaica Inn (novel)
    • Proper Job, Charlie Curnow (novel)
    • The Poldark Novels
    • Rebecca (novel)
  • Cornish writers
Cornish folklore[]

Cornish folklore

Media in Cornwall[]

Media in Cornwall

  • Doc Martin
  • Jamaica Inn (film)
  • Rebecca (1940 film)
  • Straw Dogs
  • Wild West (sitcom)
  • Wycliffe (TV series)

Music of Cornwall[]

Cornish music

  • The Cornish National Anthem
  • Genres
    • Britpop
    • Celtic music
  • Bands
    • Thirteen Senses
    • The Onyx
    • Kubb (band)
  • Instruments
    • Cornish bagpipes
  • Musical works
    • The Pirates of Penzance
    • Tintagel – symphonic poem composed by Arnold Bax in 1919; it is perhaps his best-known orchestral work.
    • Four Cornish Dances by Malcolm Arnold
  • Cornish musicians
    • Al Hodge
    • Dudley Savage
    • Aphex Twin
    • Luke Vibert
    • Brenda Wootton

Cuisine of Cornwall[]

Cuisine of Cornwall

Icons of Cornwall[]

Flag of Cornwall.
  • List of Cornish flags
  • Cornish symbols
  • Saint Piran's Flag
  • The Song of the Western Men
  • Bro Goth Agan Tasow

Language in Cornwall[]

  • Languages of Cornwall
    • Cornish language
    • Kernowek Standard
    • Kernewek Kemmyn

Cornish words and names[]

Linguistics organizations[]

Linguists[]

  • Vanessa Beeman
  • John Boson (writer)
  • Nicholas Boson
  • Bernard Deacon
  • Richard Gendall
  • Ken George
  • E. G. Retallack Hooper
  • Henry Jenner
  • Rod Lyon
  • Robert Morton Nance
  • Nicholas Williams

People of Cornwall[]

Noble and notable families[]

Religion in Cornwall[]

Sport in Cornwall[]

See also: Category:Sport in Cornwall

Economy and infrastructure of Cornwall[]

Economy of Cornwall

Mining in Cornwall[]

Mining in Cornwall

Transport in Cornwall[]

Transport in Cornwall

Air travel in Cornwall[]

Rail transport in Cornwall[]

Railways (present day)[]

Railways (heritage & history)[]

Roads in Cornwall[]

Buses and coaches in Cornwall[]

  • Kernow Buses (run by First South West)
  • Truronian
  • Western Greyhound

Maritime transport in Cornwall[]

Ships and boats in Cornwall[]
Canals[]

Healthcare in Cornwall[]

Healthcare in Cornwall

Education in Cornwall[]

Primary education
  • Five Islands Academy
  • St Mabyn Church of England Primary School
Secondary education
  • Callywith College
  • Cornwall College
  • Falmouth School
  • Glasney College
  • Humphry Davy School
  • Penair School
  • Poltair School
  • Richard Lander School
  • Truro and Penwith College
  • Truro High School
  • Truro School
Tertiary education
  • Camborne School of Mines
  • Combined Universities in Cornwall
  • Falmouth University
  • Institute of Cornish Studies
  • University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ International Hydrographic Organization

External links[]

Wikimedia Atlas of Cornwall

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