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The '''County of Cornwall''' is a [[Counties of the United Kingdom|shire]] at the southwestern tip of [[Great Britain]], begirt by the seas to north and south, and divided from [[Devon]] to the east by the [[River Tamar]].
'''Cornwall''' is a [[Counties of the United Kingdom|county]] at the southwestern tip of [[Great Britain]], begirt by the seas to north and south, and divided from [[Devon]] to the east by the [[River Tamar]].
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The [[Isles of Scilly]], lying to the southwest of the mainland, are part of Cornwall and are the westernmost land of [[England]] and the southernmost land in the United Kingdom.
 
The [[Isles of Scilly]], lying to the southwest of the mainland, are part of Cornwall and are the westernmost land of [[England]] and the southernmost land in the United Kingdom.

Revision as of 12:02, 8 October 2010

Cornwall
Cornish: Kernow
United Kingdom
Flag of Cornwall
Flag
Onen Hag Oll
(One and all)
Cornwall
[Interactive map]
Area: 1,349 square miles
Population: 499,114
County town: Bodmin or Truro
County flower: Cornish heath [1]

The County of Cornwall is a shire at the southwestern tip of Great Britain, begirt by the seas to north and south, and divided from Devon to the east by the River Tamar.

The Isles of Scilly, lying to the southwest of the mainland, are part of Cornwall and are the westernmost land of England and the southernmost land in the United Kingdom.

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