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Location of Cornwall Cornwall Cornish : Kernow ; Cornish pronunciation: [ˈkɛrnɔʊ] [ˈkɛrnɔ] ceremonial county in South West England . It is recognised by Cornish and Celtic political groups as one of the Celtic nations , and is the homeland of the Cornish people . The county is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, Devon to the east, and the English Channel to the south. The largest settlement is Falmouth , and the county town is the city of Truro .
The county is rural, with an area of 1,375 square miles (3,562 km2 ) and population of 568,210. After Falmouth (23,061), the largest settlements are Penzance , Newquay , St Austell , and Truro. For local government purposes most of Cornwall is a unitary authority area, with the Isles of Scilly having a unique local authority . The Cornish nationalist movement disputes the constitutional status of Cornwall and seeks greater autonomy within the United Kingdom.
Cornwall is the westernmost part of the South West Peninsula . Its coastline is characterised by steep cliffs and, to the south, several rias , including those at the mouths of the rivers Fal and Fowey . It includes the southernmost point on Great Britain , Lizard Point , and forms a large part of the Cornwall National Landscape . The national landscape also includes Bodmin Moor , an upland outcrop of the Cornubian batholith granite formation. The county contains many short rivers; the longest is the Tamar , which forms the border with Devon. (Full article...
The
Cornish Rex is a
breed of domestic
cat . The Cornish Rex has no
hair except for
down hair . Most breeds of cat have three different types of hair in their coats: the outer fur or "
guard hairs ", a middle layer called the "
awn hair "; and the
down hair or undercoat, which is very fine and about 1 cm long. Cornish Rexes only have the undercoat. Occasional individuals are prone to hair loss or will develop a very thin coat or even go bald over large parts of their body. The curl in their fur is caused by a different mutation and gene than that of the
Devon Rex . The breed originated in
Cornwall ,
Great Britain . (
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Sir Humphry Davy, 1st Baronet FRS , MRIA , FGS chemist and inventor who invented the Davy lamp and a very early form of arc lamp . He is also remembered for isolating, by using electricity, several elements for the first time: potassium and sodium in 1807 and calcium , strontium , barium , magnesium and boron the following year, as well as for discovering the elemental nature of chlorine and iodine . Davy also studied the forces involved in these separations, inventing the new field of electrochemistry . Davy is also credited with discovering clathrate hydrates .
In 1799, he experimented with nitrous oxide and was astonished at how it made him laugh. He nicknamed it "laughing gas" and wrote about its potential as an anaesthetic to relieve pain during surgery.
Davy was a
baronet ,
President of the Royal Society (PRS),
Member of the Royal Irish Academy (MRIA),
Fellow of the Geological Society (FGS), and a member of the
American Philosophical Society (elected 1810).
Berzelius called Davy's 1806
Bakerian Lecture On Some Chemical Agencies of Electricity "one of the best memoirs which has ever enriched the theory of chemistry." (
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I think Cornish national identity is very powerful – people feel a great affinity with Cornwall.
The following are images from various Cornwall-related articles on Wikipedia.
Image 1 "A Fish Sale on a Cornish Beach"l Stanhope Forbes; also showing traditional dress (from
Culture of Cornwall )
Image 2 St German's priory church, St Germans (from
Culture of Cornwall )
Image 3 The font of St Nonna's church, Altarnun (from
Culture of Cornwall )
Image 4 Remains of
Tintagel Castle , according to legend the site of
King Arthur 's conception (from
Culture of Cornwall )
Image 6 Boscawen-Un stone circle looking north (from
Culture of Cornwall )
Image 7 Entrance at
Truro Cathedral has a welcome sign in several languages, including Cornish. (from
Culture of Cornwall )
Image 8 Will of
Alfred the Great , AD 873–888 (11th-century copy,
British Library Stowe MS 944, ff. 29v–33r) (from
History of Cornwall )
Image 9 Atlas of Cornwall by
Christopher Saxton from 1576 (from
History of Cornwall )
Image 10 Cornish dancers (from
Music of Cornwall )
Image 12 Low tide at Bedruthan Steps (from
Geography of Cornwall )
Image 13 Church of St Morwenna, Morwenstow (from
Culture of Cornwall )
Image 14 A map of camps and earthworks in Cornwall (from
History of Cornwall )
Image 15 The
Minack Theatre , carved from the cliffs (from
Culture of Cornwall )
Image 16 The cross at the end of Higher Bore Street,
Bodmin (from
Culture of Cornwall )
Image 17 Rough seas off Trebarwith Strand on the north coast (from
Geography of Cornwall )
Image 18 Harlyn Bay (from
Geography of Cornwall )
Image 19 Lime-washed and slate-hung domestic vernacular architecture of various periods, Polperro (from
Culture of Cornwall )
Image 20 Flag of St Piran, used as a flag of Cornwall (from
Culture of Cornwall )
Image 21 Three Holes Cross (from
Culture of Cornwall )
Image 23 Bluebells on the Cornish coast (from
Geography of Cornwall )
Image 24 Celebrating Saint Piran's Day (from
Culture of Cornwall )
Image 25 Penryn , Prayer Book Rebellion Memorial, near the site of
Glasney College (from
Culture of Cornwall )
Image 26 A Cornish pasty, known traditionally as an oggy, can be found all over the world. (from
Culture of Cornwall )
Image 27 The 9th-century
Men Myghtern Doniert (
King Doniert's Stone ) commemorating the last independent King of Cornwall (from
Culture of Cornwall )
Image 28 The War Memorial, in the churchyard,
Constantine, Kerrier , carved from local stone by Elkana Symons (from
Culture of Cornwall )
Image 30 Lady of Cornwall and flower girls at the 2007 Gorseth (Penzance) (from
Culture of Cornwall )
Image 31 A map of inscription stones, with and without
Ogham inscriptions . (from
History of Cornwall )
Image 32 Lanner Band Room (from
Culture of Cornwall )
Image 34 Wheal Owles , example of a historic Cornish tin mine (from
Culture of Cornwall )
Image 35 Bal maidens at work, showing traditional dress (from
Culture of Cornwall )
Image 36 The Roman milestone in St Materiana's Church, Tintagel (from
History of Cornwall )
Image 37 Stargazy pie , with sardines looking skywards before it is baked in the oven
Image 38 Cornwall's national tartan,
bracca (from
Culture of Cornwall )
Image 39 Millennium Cross,
Landrake (from
Culture of Cornwall )
Image 40 The view northwest from Carn Brea, Penwith (from
Geography of Cornwall )
Image 41 Boscawen-Un stone circle looking north (from
History of Cornwall )
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