Davies Gilbert in 1826 described it as anciently the flag of St Piran and the banner of Cornwall, and another history of 1880 said that: "The white cross of St. Piran was the ancient banner of the Cornish people." The interior of the county consists of a roughly east–west spine of infertile and exposed upland, with a series of granite intrusions, such as Bodmin Moor, which contains the highest land within Cornwall. From east to west, and with approximately descending altitude, these are Bodmin Moor, Hensbarrow north of St Austell, Carnmenellis to the south of Camborne, and the Penwith or Land's End peninsula. These intrusions are the central part of the granite outcrops that form the exposed parts of the Cornubian batholith of south-west Britain, which also includes Dartmoor to the east in Devon and the Isles of Scilly to the west, the latter now being partially submerged. Williams, Michael, ed. (1973). My Cornwall. St Teath: Bossiney Books. ISBN 0-85989-688-9. (eleven chapters by various hands, including three previously published essays)

Dugan, Emily (27 July 2008). "Cornwall: A land of haves, and have nots". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014 . Retrieved 15 May 2013. Boscawen-Un stone circle looking north Ruin of Cornish tin mine Entrance at Truro Cathedral has welcome sign in several languages, including Cornish a b Orme, Nicholas (1991). Unity & Variety: A History of the Church in Devon & Cornwall. University of Exeter. pp.1–22. ISBN 0859893553. Cornwall (United Kingdom)". Crwflags.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2010 . Retrieved 25 September 2010. See also: List of settlements in Cornwall by population and Transport in Cornwall Truro, Cornwall's administrative centre and only city.Name [ edit ] "Cornweallas" shown on an early 19th-century map of "Saxon England" (and Wales) based on the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. Cliffs at Land's End The business hopes that “this elevation will fuel the company’s ambitious international strategy, acting as a catalyst for it to establish itself as the go-to destination for non-full price retail in all main European markets by 2025.” Neither the Belerion/King Street or Candy announcements of takeover interest were prompted by news articles linking the businesses to THG, but both statements reveal their interest cited “press speculation” as a catalyst for going public. A level of Tomb Raider: Legend, a game dealing with Arthurian Legend, takes place in Cornwall at a museum above King Arthur's tomb. The adventure game The Lost Crown is set in the fictional town of Saxton, which uses the Cornish settlements of Polperro, Talland and Looe as its model. [95] Keynes, Simon; Lapidge, Michael (tr.) (1983), Alfred the Great: Asser's Life of King Alfred and other contemporary sources, London, Penguin Books, p. 175; cf. ibid, p. 89

Cornish nationalists have organised into two political parties: Mebyon Kernow, formed in 1951, and the Cornish Nationalist Party. In addition to the political parties, there are various interest groups such as the Revived Cornish Stannary Parliament and the Celtic League. The Cornish Constitutional Convention was formed in 2000 as a cross-party organisation including representatives from the private, public and voluntary sectors to campaign for the creation of a Cornish Assembly, [140] [141] along the lines of the National Assembly for Wales, Northern Ireland Assembly and the Scottish Parliament. Between 5 March 2000 and December 2001, the campaign collected the signatures of 41,650 Cornish residents endorsing the call for a devolved assembly, along with 8,896 signatories from outside Cornwall. The resulting petition was presented to the Prime Minister, Tony Blair. [140] Emergency services [ edit ] By the end of the 18th century, Cornwall was administered as an integral part of the Kingdom of Great Britain along with the rest of England and the Cornish language had gone into steep decline. The Industrial Revolution brought huge change to Cornwall, as well as the adoption of Methodism among the general populace, turning the area nonconformist. Decline of mining in Corn The first written account of Cornwall comes from the 1st-century BC Sicilian Greek historian Diodorus Siculus, supposedly quoting or paraphrasing the 4th-century BCE geographer Pytheas, who had sailed to Britain: Cornish, a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic language family, is a revived language that died out as a first language in the late 18th century. It is closely related to the other Brythonic languages, Breton and Welsh, and less so to the Goidelic languages. Cornish has no legal status in the UK. a b Gavin de Beer, "Iktin", in The Geographical Journal vol. 126 (June 1960) pp. 160–167, at p. 162Before the 2010 boundary changes Cornwall had five constituencies, all of which were won by Liberal Democrats at the 2005 general election. In the 2010 general election Liberal Democrat candidates won three constituencies and Conservative candidates won three other constituencies. At the 2015 general election all six Cornish seats were won by Conservative candidates; all these Conservative MPs retained their seats at the 2017 general election, and the Conservatives won all six constituencies again at the 2019 general election.

On 24 April 2014 it was announced that Cornish people have been granted minority status under the European Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. [126] Local politics [ edit ] Cornwall Council's headquarters in Truro From the 2010 general election, Cornwall has had six parliamentary constituencies. Cornwall local election results 2017 are in and here are the highlights – Cornwall Live". 11 May 2017. Archived from the original on 11 May 2017 . Retrieved 5 January 2019.

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Woolf, Cecil (1965)."Hawker of Morwenstow, 1803–1875." The Book Collector; 14, no. 1 (spring): 62–71; 14, no. 2 (summer): 202–211. The mining, smelting and transportation of tin from west Cornwall at this time was famously described by Pytheas of Massilia around 325 BC. His words come to us via Diodorus Siculus, a Sicilian Greek historian writing two centuries later. This is the first written account of Cornwall. This unique landmark offers plenty of fun and excitement and promises to be a memorable day for one and all, creating special moments to last a lifetime. Enjoy the family entertainment before you embark on stunning coastal walks. During the summer, Land’s End keeps their doors open into the evening, giving you outstanding views of the sun setting over the Atlantic Ocean. As darkness falls, enjoy the iconic Magic in the Skies fireworks display and dance to live music every Tuesday and Thursday from 25 July – 31 August 2023. a b Gallagher, Brendan (23 October 2008). "Cornish rugby union celebrate 125 years of pride and passion – but are they the lost tribe?". The Daily Telegraph. UK. Archived from the original on 27 October 2008 . Retrieved 7 September 2009.