Cornwall
Cornwall is a county in the south west of the United Kingdom. Lying west of Devon from which it is separated by the River Tamar, Cornwall is one of the more isolated and distinctive parts of the United Kingdom but is also one of its most popular with holidaymakers.Popular Destinations
Truro
Truro is a small cathedral city in the Duchy of Cornwall, of which it is the administrative capital.Land's End
Land's End is the most southwesterly point in Britain and part of Cornwall in the South West.Destinations
Falmouth
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Falmouth is a seaside town in south Cornwall. Famous for its beaches, it is home to the world's third largest natural harbour.
St Ives
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St Ives is a seaside town on the north coast of Cornwall, near Penzance.
Tintagel
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Tintagel is a village on the north coast of Cornwall and is best known for its medieval castle, which is also known as King Arthur's Castle.
Newquay
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Newquay, the surf capital of Great Britain is a youthful vibrant town in the county of Cornwall.
St Austell
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St Austell is a town in Cornwall, England. Its main attraction is the Eden Project, a huge outdoor and indoor collection of plants from around the world.
Bodmin
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Bodmin a small town of around 15,000 people in the middle of Cornwall to the south west of Bodmin Moor.
Redruth
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Redruth is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
Saltash
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Saltash is a town and civil parish in south Cornwall, England.
Launceston
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Launceston is a town, ancient borough, and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
Hayle
Hayle is a small town, civil parish and cargo port in the Penwith district of Cornwall, England, UK.Padstow
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Padstow is small historic fishing village on the north coast of Cornwall, England famous for being the residence of TV celebrity chef Rick Stein.
Fowey
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Fowey is a small fishing town on the south coast of Cornwall, situated at the mouth of the river Fowey.
Helston
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Helston is a small market town in the south west of Cornwall which is famous for its Flora Day celebrations and Furry Dance.
Bude
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Bude is a seaside town in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, in the civil parish of Bude-Stratton and at the mouth of the River Neet.
Looe
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Looe is a coastal town and civil parish in south-east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, with…
Boscastle
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Boscastle is a spectacularly located fishing village and tourist attraction on the north coast of Cornwall, in the southwest of England.
St Columb Major
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St Columb Major is a town in Cornwall in England. The designation Major distinguishes it from the smaller settlement and parish of St Columb Minor on the coast.
Porthleven
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Porthleven is a town, civil parish and fishing port near Helston, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
Marazion
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Marazion is a civil parish and town, on the shore of Mount's Bay in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
St Erth
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St Erth is in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is twinned with Ploulec'h in Brittany, France.
St Agnes
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St Agnes is a small town on the north coast of Cornwall, England.
Polperro
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Polperro is a large village, civil parish, and fishing harbour within the Polperro Heritage Coastline in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
Mevagissey
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Mevagissey is a village, fishing port and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
Mousehole
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Mousehole is a charming fishing village in Cornwall in England, known for its picturesque harbour.
Lizard
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The Lizard is a peninsula in Britain and part of Cornwall in the South West.
St Levan
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St Levan is a parish in the south coast of Cornwall, near Land's End.
Newlyn
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Newlyn is a fishing village in Cornwall, a mile or two south of Penzance.
Zennor
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Zennor is a small village between St Just in Penwith and St Ives in Cornwall.
Perranporth
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Perranporth is small seaside resort on the north coast of Cornwall, England.
Carbis Bay
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Carbis Bay is a seaside resort and village in Cornwall, England.
Cornwall
- Type: County with 554,000 residents
- Description: historic county of England; Celtic nation
- Categories: historic county of England, historical country and locality
- Location: West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude of centre
50.4167° or 50° 25' northLongitude of centre
-4.75° or 4° 45' westPopulation
554,000Elevation
131 metres (430 feet)Abbreviation
CONUnited Nations Location Code
GB CW9OpenStreetMap ID
node 302323776OpenStreetMap Feature
place=countyGeoNames ID
2652355Wikidata ID
Q23148Cornwall Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Afrikaans: Cornwall
- Arabic: Cornwall
- Arabic: كورنوال
- Aragonese: Cornualla
- Armenian: Կոռնուոլ
- Asturian: Cornualles
- Azerbaijani: Kornuoll
- Balinese: Cornwall
- Basque: Kornualles
- Belarusian: Кернаў
- Belarusian: Корнуал
- Belarusian: Корнўал
- Belarusian: Корнўол
- Belarusian: графства Корнуал
- Bengali: কর্নওয়াল
- Breton: Kernev-Veur
- Bulgarian: Корнуол
- Catalan: Cornualla
- Cebuano: Cornwall
- Chinese: Kernow
- Chinese: 康和郡
- Chinese: 康沃尔郡
- Chinese: 康沃爾郡
- Chinese: 康瓦爾郡
- Cornish: Kernow
- Croatian: Cornwall
- Czech: Cornwall
- Danish: Cornwall
- Dutch: Cornwall
- Dutch: Kernow
- English: Kernow
- Esperanto: Kornvalo
- Estonian: Cornwall
- Faroese: Cornwall
- Finnish: Cornwall
- French: Cornouailles
- French: Kernow
- Galician: Cornualla
- Galician: Kernow
- Georgian: კორნუოლი
- German: Cornwall
- German: Kernow
- Gothic: 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐍅𐌰𐌿𐌻
- Greek: Κορνουάλη
- Gujarati: કોર્નવોલ
- Hebrew: קורנוול
- Hindi: कॉर्नवल
- Hungarian: Cornwall
- Icelandic: Cornwall
- Ido: Kornwal
- Indonesian: Cornwall
- Interlingua: Cornuallia
- Interlingue: Cornwall
- Irish: Corn na Breataine
- Italian: Cornovaglia
- Japanese: コーンウォール
- Kannada: ಕಾರ್ನ್ವಾಲ್
- Kirghiz: Корнвель
- Korean: 콘월주
- Kurdish: Kornwall
- Ladin: Cornwall
- Latin: Corinia
- Latin: Cornubia
- Latvian: Kornvola
- Lithuanian: Kornvalis
- Low German: Kornwallis
- Lower Sorbian: Korniska
- Luxembourgish: Cornwall
- Macedonian: Корнвол
- Malagasy: Cornwall
- Malay: Cornwall
- Manx: Yn Chorn
- Marathi: कॉर्नवॉल
- Mazanderani: کورنوال
- Min Nan Chinese: Kernow
- Mirandese: Cornualha
- Nepali: कोर्न्वल
- Northern Frisian: Cornwall
- Northern Sami: Kernow
- Norwegian: Cornwall
- Norwegian Bokmål: Cornwall
- Norwegian Nynorsk: Cornwall
- Occitan (post 1500): Cornoalha
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): Cornweal
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): Cornweall
- Ossetian: Корнуолл
- Persian: کورن وال
- Persian: کورنوال
- Polish: Kornwalia
- Portuguese: Cornualha
- Portuguese: Cornwall
- Quechua: Cornwall
- Romanian: Cornwall
- Russian: Западный Уэльс
- Russian: Корнваллис
- Russian: Корнуолл
- Russian: Корнуэлл
- Sardinian: Cornovàllia
- Sardinian: Cornwall
- Scots: Cornwall
- Scottish Gaelic: A’ Chòrn
- Serbian: Корнвол
- Serbo-Croatian: Cornwall
- Sicilian: Curnuvagghia
- Silesian: Kornwalijo
- Slovak: Cornwall
- Slovenian: Cornwall
- Spanish: Cornualles
- Swahili: Cornwall
- Swedish: Cornwall
- Tagalog: Cornualles
- Tajik: Корнуолл
- Tamil: கார்ன்வால் மாவட்டம்
- Tamil: கோர்ன்வால்
- Tatar: Корнуолл
- Telugu: కార్న్వాల్
- Thai: คอร์นวอลล์
- Turkish: Cornwall
- Turkish: Törensel Cornwall Kontluğu
- Uighur: Kornwél
- Ukrainian: Корнвол
- Ukrainian: Корнволл
- Ukrainian: Корнуол
- Ukrainian: Корнуолл
- Upper Sorbian: Cornwall
- Upper Sorbian: Korniska
- Urdu: کورنوال
- Urdu: کونوال
- Uzbek: Kornuoll
- Venetian: Cornovagia
- Venetian: Cornovaja
- Vietnamese: Cornwall
- Vlaams: Cornwall
- Volapük: Cornwall
- Waray (Philippines): Cornwall
- Welsh: Cernyw
- Western Frisian: Cornwall
- Western Panjabi: کارنوال
- Wu Chinese: 康沃尔
- Yiddish: קארנוואל
- Yue Chinese: 康和郡
- Zeeuws: Cornwall
- County of Cornwall
- Curnuvàglia
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