Outline of Cornwall
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 England. 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
- Cornwall is: a county that is part of England.
- Location
- Atlantic Ocean
- Northern Hemisphere
- Eurasia (but not on the mainland)
- Europe
- Northern Europe and Western Europe
- British Isles
- Great Britain (the southern part of the island's western side)
- Several other islands of Cornwall, the largest archipelago being the Isles of Scilly
- British Isles
- Northern Europe and Western Europe
- Europe
- Extreme points of Cornwall
- Population of Cornwall: 536,000 (2014 estimate)
Environment of Cornwall
- Climate of Cornwall – see climate of England
- Geology of Cornwall
- List of Special Areas of Conservation in Cornwall
- List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cornwall
Natural geographic features of Cornwall
Beaches of Cornwall
- Beaches of Penwith
- Carbis Bay
- Crackington Haven
- Downderry
- Fistral Beach
- Gwithian
- Harlyn
- Maenporth
- Marazion
- Mawgan Porth
- Newquay
- Perranporth
- Polzeath
- Porthcothan
- Porthcurno
- Porthleven
- Porthtowan
- Portreath
- Praa Sands
- Rame Peninsula
- Rock, Cornwall
- Sennen
- St Mawes
- Widemouth Bay
- Whitsand Bay
Bodies of water of Cornwall
- Rivers of Cornwall
- Bays of Cornwall
- Coastal waters adjacent to Cornwall
- Atlantic Ocean
Islands of Cornwall
Scilly Isles: map by John Bartholomew
- Isles of Scilly
- West Cornwall Steam Ship Company
- 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 of Cornwall
Fauna of Cornwall
- Birds of Cornwall
- Mammals of Cornwall
Wildlife conservation
Places in Cornwall
Towns and settlements in Cornwall
Further places of interest
indicates Access Land
Demography 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
- Penwith Council election, 2007
- Penwith Council election, 2004
- Restormel Council election, 2003
- Truro by-election, 1987
- Cornwall Council election, 2009
Government of Cornwall
- Cornish Assembly
- Cornwall Council
- Parliamentary representation from Cornwall
- Revived Cornish Stannary Parliament
- Shadow Minister for Cornwall
- South West Regional Assembly
Local government districts in Cornwall
Constituencies
- European Parliament continuencies
- UK Parliament constituencies
- St Ives (UK Parliament constituency)
- Falmouth and Camborne (UK Parliament constituency)
- Truro and St Austell (UK Parliament constituency)
- North Cornwall (UK Parliament constituency)
- South East Cornwall (UK Parliament constituency)
- Camborne and Redruth (UK Parliament constituency)
- St Austell and Newquay (UK Parliament constituency)
- Truro and Falmouth (UK Parliament constituency)
- Truro (UK Parliament constituency)
- Bodmin (UK Parliament constituency)
- Bossiney (UK Parliament constituency)
- Callington (UK Parliament constituency)
- Camelford (UK Parliament constituency)
- Cornwall (UK Parliament constituency)
- East Cornwall (UK Parliament constituency)
- West Cornwall (UK Parliament constituency)
- East Looe (UK Parliament constituency)
- Fowey (UK Parliament constituency)
- Grampound (UK Parliament constituency)
- Helston (UK Parliament constituency)
- Launceston (UK Parliament constituency)
- Liskeard (UK Parliament constituency)
- Lostwithiel (UK Parliament constituency)
- Mitchell (UK Parliament constituency)
- Newport (Cornwall) (UK Parliament constituency)
- Penryn (UK Parliament constituency)
- Penryn and Falmouth (UK Parliament constituency)
- St Austell (UK Parliament constituency)
- St Germans (UK Parliament constituency)
- St Mawes (UK Parliament constituency)
- Saltash (UK Parliament constituency)
- Tregony (UK Parliament constituency)
- West Looe (UK Parliament constituency)
Cornish politicians
- Mebyon Kernow
- Andrew George MP for St. Ives
- Julia Goldsworthy MP for Falmouth & Camborne
- Matthew Taylor MP for Truro and St Austell
- Scott Mann MP for Cornwall North
- Colin Breed MP for South East Cornwall
- Mark Prisk Shadow Minister for Cornwall
Law and order in 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
- Category:Military of the United Kingdom in Cornwall
- Vice-Admiral of Cornwall
- List of Cornish soldiers, commanders and sailors
- HMS Fisgard
- HMS Raleigh
- HMS St Austell Bay (K634)
- The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
- Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry
- GCHQ Bude
- RNAS Culdrose
- RNAS Predannack
- RRH Portreath
- RAF Davidstow Moor
- RAF St Eval
- RAF St. Mawgan
History of Cornwall
- Timeline of Cornish history
- List of Cornish historians
- Battle of Deorham
- Celtic nations
- Clyst Heath
- Clyst St Mary
- Cornish saints
- Cornovii (Cornish)
- Cornwall (territorial duchy)
- Duchies in the United Kingdom
- Dumnonia
- Dumnonii
- Fowey Gallants
- Glasney College
- Keskerdh Kernow 500
- Lew Trenchard
- List of windmills in Cornwall
- Maps of Cornwall
- Perkin Warbeck
- Robert, Count of Mortain
- Royal charters applying to Cornwall
- Stannary Courts and Parliaments
- Stannary town
- Stateless nation
- Torrey Canyon
- Woodbury Common, Devon
History of Cornwall by period
- Cornish Uprising of 1497
- Cornish Uprising of 1497 - An Gof
- Cornish Uprising of 1497 - Thomas Flamank
- Second Cornish Uprising of 1497
- Act of Uniformity 1549
- Cornish Uprising of 1549
- Battle of Sampford Courtenay
- Jacobite uprising in Cornwall of 1715
- Cornwall in the English Civil War
- Battle of Cornwall
- Battle of Lostwithiel
- The Gear Rout
- Cornish Foreshore Case
- Penlee lifeboat disaster
- Newlyn riots
- POW Camp 115, Whitecross, St. Columb Major
- Revived Cornish Stannary Parliament
History of Cornwall by subject
- List of former administrative divisions in Cornwall
- Bishop of Cornwall
- Cornish currency
- Custos Rotulorum of Cornwall
- History of the Duchy of Cornwall
- Earl of Cornwall
- Cornish emigration
- Hundreds of Cornwall
- Penwith (hundred)
- Kerrier (hundred)
- Triggshire (hundred)
- Kiddlywink
- List of legendary rulers of Cornwall
- Old Cornish units of measurement
- History of mining in Cornwall and Devon
- Early Cornish Texts
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
- Celtic culture
- Cornish clothes
- Festivals and events
- Cornish heritage organisations
- Museums in Cornwall
The arts in Cornwall
- Dance of Cornwall
- List of public art in Cornwall
- Theatre in Cornwall
Architecture in Cornwall
- Bodmin Parish Church
- Cornwall Railway viaducts
- Eden Project
- Jamaica Inn
- Grade I listed buildings in Cornwall
- Grade II* listed buildings in Cornwall
- List of museums in Cornwall
- Railway stations in Cornwall
- Royal Albert Bridge
- St German's Priory
- Tamar Bridge
- Tate St Ives
- Truro Cathedral
- List of windmills in Cornwall
Castles and houses in Cornwall
- Launceston Castle
- Pendennis Castle
- Restormel Castle
- Trematon Castle
- Tintagel Castle
- Lanhydrock House
- Country houses in Cornwall
- Historic houses in Cornwall
Lighthouses in Cornwall
- Bishop Rock
- Eddystone Lighthouse
- Godrevy
- Lizard Lighthouse
- Longships
- Pendeen Lighthouse
- Round Island Light, Isles of Scilly
- St. Anthony's Lighthouse
- Tater Du Lighthouse
- Trevose Head Lighthouse
- Wolf Rock, Cornwall
Literature of Cornwall
- Cornish novels
- Cornish writers
Cornish folklore
- Allantide
- Beast of Bodmin
- Chewidden Thursday
- Golowan
- Guise dancing
- Guldize
- Helston Furry Dance
- Kernewek Lowender
- Knocker (folklore)
- Mermaid of Zennor
- Nickanan Night
- Owlman
- Peter and the Piskies: Cornish Folk and Fairy Tales
- Picrous Day
- Pixie (folklore)
- St Piran's Day
- Tom Bawcock's Eve
- West Cornwall May Day celebrations
Media in Cornwall
- Doc Martin
- Jamaica Inn (film)
- Rebecca (1940 film)
- Straw Dogs
- Wild West (sitcom)
- Wycliffe (TV series)
Music of Cornwall
- The Cornish National Anthem
- Genres
- Bands
- Instruments
- 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
Cuisine of Cornwall
- Food
- Drink
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
Cornish words and names
Linguistics organizations
- Agan Tavas
- Kesva an Taves Kernewek
- Kowethas an Yeth Kernewek
- Cornish Language Council (Cussel an Tavas Kernuak)
- Dalleth
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
- Celts
- List of people from Cornwall
- Cornish people
- Cornish diaspora
- Cornish people
- Cornish saints
- Cornish writers
- List of Cornish artists, architects and craftspeople
- List of Cornish Christians
- List of Cornish engineers and inventors
- List of Cornish geologists and explorers
- List of Cornish historians
- List of Cornish musicians
- List of Cornish philanthropists
- List of Cornish scientists and inventors
- List of Cornish soldiers, commanders and sailors
- List of Cornish sportsmen and sportswomen
- List of Cornish writers
- List of notable residents of Cornwall
Noble and notable families
Religion in Cornwall
- Religion in Cornwall
Sport in Cornwall
Economy and infrastructure of Cornwall
- Agriculture of Cornwall
- Communications in Cornwall
- Companies based in Cornwall
- Economic development
Mining in Cornwall
Transport in Cornwall
Air travel in Cornwall
- Bodmin Airfield
- British International Helicopters
- Isles of Scilly Skybus
- Land's End Airport
- Newquay Cornwall International Airport
- Penzance Heliport
- Perranporth Airfield
- St. Mary's Airport
- Tresco Heliport
- Truro Aerodrome
Rail transport in Cornwall
Railways (present day)
- Atlantic Coast Line, Cornwall
- Cornish Main Line
- Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership
- Looe Valley Line
- Maritime Line
- Railway stations in Cornwall
- St Ives Bay Line
- Tamar Valley Line
Railways (heritage & history)
- Bodmin and Wadebridge Railway
- Cornish Riviera Express
- Cornwall Minerals Railway
- Cornwall Railway
- Cornwall Railway viaducts
- GWR 3700 Class 3440 City of Truro
- Disused railway stations (Bodmin to Wadebridge line)
- Disused railway stations (Plymouth to Penzance Line)
- Helston Railway Preservation Company
- Lostwithiel and Fowey Railway
- Newquay and Cornwall Junction Railway
- Truro and Newquay Railway
- Treffry Viaduct
- West Cornwall Railway
Roads in Cornwall
Buses and coaches in Cornwall
- Cornwall bus routes
- First South West
- Truronian
- Western Greyhound
Maritime transport in Cornwall
Ships and boats in Cornwall
- Clio (barque)
- Falmouth Lifeboat Station
- Falmouth Quay Punt
- List of shipwrecks of Cornwall
- Penlee Lifeboat Station
- Scillonian (disambiguation)
- Spirit of Mystery
- Torpoint Ferry
Canals
Healthcare in Cornwall
Healthcare in Cornwall – same as healthcare in England
- Ambulance services in Cornwall
- Hospitals in Cornwall
Education in Cornwall
- List of museums in Cornwall
- List of schools in Cornwall
- Secondary education
See also
- Outline of the United Kingdom
- List of railway stations in Cornwall
- List of residents of Penzance
- List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cornwall
- List of Special Areas of Conservation in Cornwall
- List of foreign-language names for Cornwall
- Kernow - Cornish language Wikipedia
References
- ↑ International Hydrographic Organization
External links
- Cornwall Council
- Outline of Cornwall at DMOZ
- Images of Cornwall at the English Heritage Archive
- Online books, and library resources in your library and in other libraries about Outline of Cornwall
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