Cornwall

Cornwall (Cornish: Kernow or occasionally Curnow) is a county of England's south-west peninsula, lying west of the River Tamar.

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Cornwall's county town and only city is Truro, situated at . The county covers an area of 1,376 square miles (3,563 km²), and includes the Isles of Scilly, 28 miles offshore. Cornwall has a relatively low population at 513,527, and population density at 144 people per square kilometre . Cornwall is the poorest region in the United Kingdom.

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Somewhere between 2 and 55% (different sources differ as to the exact figure) of Cornish people do not consider themselves to be English, and regard Cornwall as a Celtic home nation and Duchy of the UK. The revival of the Cornish language in the 20th century has boosted Cornish cultural identity, and although currently less than 0.1% of the population speak it fluently, it is taught in many schools and used in religious and civic ceremonies. There is a movement within Cornwall calling for greater self-rule. This organisation is known as ANGOF.

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Cornish: Cornish may refer to...

County: Originally, in continental Europe, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count. Counts are called "earls" in post-Celtic Great Britain and Ireland - the term is from Old Norse jarl and was introduced by the Vikings - but there is no correlation between "county" and "earldom." Rather, t...

England: :For an explanation of often confusing terms like England, (Great) Britain and United Kingdom see British Isles (terminology)....

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