Portal:Cornwall
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 Cornwall (Cornish: Kernow) is a county of England, United Kingdom, located at the tip of the south-western peninsula of Great Britain. It is bordered to the north by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of 545,335, covering an area of 1,369 sq mi (3,546 km2), and its administrative centre and only city is Truro.  Cornwall during the time of the Celts was a part of the Brythonic area of Britain, separated from Wales after the Battle of Deorham. The Kingdom of Cornwall often came into conflict with the expanding Saxon kingdom of Wessex, before the boundary between English and Cornish people was set at the Tamar. The Cornish language continued to be spoken until the 18th century, although a recent revival has seen the number of Cornish speakers increasing over the past few decades. Cornwall is the homeland of the Cornish people and diaspora, and is considered one of the six "Celtic nations" by many residents and scholars. Cornwall continues to retain its distinct identity, with its own history, language and culture. Cornwall's economy struggles after the decline of the mining and fishing industries, and has become dependent on tourism. The area is noted for its wild moorland landscapes, its extensive and varied coastline, home to a variety of flora and fauna, as well as its mild climate. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Box-header/colours' not found.  Cornish hurling or hurlin is an outdoor team sport of Celtic origin, played with a small silver ball. Once played widely in Cornwall, the game has similarities to other traditional football or inter parish 'mob' games, but certain attributes make this version unique to Cornwall. It is considered by many to be Cornwall's national sport along with Cornish wrestling. At St. Columb Major on Shrove Tuesday a much rougher and traditional version of the game is played. the game involves a physical battle on the streets, between two teams of "Townsmen" and "Countrymen", with the shops in the town barricading their windows and doors to protect from accidental damage, which sometimes occurs. The game starts with a large scrum at 4:30 p.m. The ball is thrown to the crowd at the market square and the objective of the game is to control it possession in the town with deliberate passing and tackling. Game play in the town normally lasts no longer than one hour after which the ball may be carried towards respective goals that are set about two miles apart. Very often if a route to the goals is unpractical players may carry the ball into fields that surround the town, with the aim of to carrying the ball across one of the Parish boundaries. At 8:00 p.m., a winner returns to declare victory for Town or Country. This is followed by a visit to the public houses of the town where the ball will be dunked into gallon jugs filled with beer. Each gallon will be 'called up' and the 'silver beer' (as it is known), will be shared amongst the hurlers. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Box-header/colours' not found.  Richard Lemon Lander (8 February 1804 – 6 February 1834) was a Cornish explorer of western Africa. In 1832 he became the first winner of the Royal Geographical Society Founder's Medal, "for important services in determining the course and termination of the Niger". The son of a Truro innkeeper, Lander's explorations began as an assistant to the Scottish explorer Hugh Clapperton on an expedition to western Africa in 1825. After returning to Britain in 1828, he went to western Africa again in 1830, accompanied by his brother John. They landed at Badagri on 22 March 1830 and followed the lower Niger River from Bussa to the sea. After exploring about 160 kilometres of the Niger River upstream, they returned to explore the Benue River and Niger Delta. They travelled back to Britain in 1831. In 1832, Lander returned again to Africa as leader of an expedition organized by Macgregor Laird and other Liverpudlian merchants, with the intention of founding a trading settlement at the junction of the Niger and Benue rivers. However, the expedition encountered difficulties, many personnel died from fever and it failed to reach Bussa. While journeying upstream in a canoe, Lander was attacked by African tribesmen and wounded by a musket ball in his thigh. He managed to return to the coast, but died there from his injuries. In Truro, a monument to his memory by Cornish sculptor Neville Northey Burnard stands at the top of Lemon Street and one of the local secondary schools is named in his honour. In 1832 he became the first winner of the Royal Geographical Society Founder's Medal, "for important services in determining the course and termination of the Niger". |
Photo credit: Olaf Tausch |
| Boats in the harbour at the fishing village of Mousehole. The village is the setting for The Mousehole Cat, a children's book written by Antonia Barber, based on the legend of fisherman Tom Bawcock ending a famine in the 16th century. |
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- ...that the world's largest Cornish festival, the Kernewek Lowender, is held in the towns of Kadina, Moonta and Wallaroo in South Australia?
- ...that the small town of St Blazey is named after Blaise, the patron saint of throats?
- ...that in the 19th century, Cornwall mined half of the world's tin (mine pictured), and was the largest enterprise in Europe?
- ...that Cornwall is home to the world's first eco-surfboard, made out of balsa wood, hemp fibre and bio-resin?
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History
- History - Timeline of Cornish history - Cornovii - Dumnonii - Dumnonia - Kings of Dumnonia - Kingdom of Cornwall - Cornish saints - Battle of Deorham - Cornish Rebellion of 1497 - Duchy of Cornwall - Michael An Gof - Second Cornish Uprising of 1497 - Prayer Book Rebellion - List of legendary rulers of Cornwall - Cornish currency - Cornwall in the English Civil War - Battle of Lostwithiel - Jacobite uprising in Cornwall of 1715 - Hundreds of Cornwall - Cornish emigration - Newlyn riots - Penlee lifeboat disaster - 1983 British Airways Sikorsky S-61 crash - Boscastle flood of 2004
Geography
- Geography - Geology - Flora and fauna - Special Areas of Conservation - Sites of Special Scientific Interest
- Former districts - Penwith - Kerrier - Carrick - Restormel - Caradon - North Cornwall
- Settlements - Truro - St Austell - Falmouth - Penzance - Camborne - Newquay - Bodmin - Redruth - St Ives - Helston - Bude - Liskeard - Hayle - Launceston - Penryn - full list...
Politics
- Politics - Cornwall Council - South West England - Isles of Scilly - Civil parishes
- Parliamentary constituencies - Parliamentary representation from Cornwall - Camborne and Redruth - North Cornwall - South East Cornwall - St Austell and Newquay - St Ives - Truro and Falmouth
- Cornish nationalism - Cornish Assembly - Constitutional status of Cornwall - Cornish Foreshore Case - Revived Cornish Stannary Parliament - Mebyon Kernow - Cornish Nationalist Party - Cornish National Liberation Army
Economy and demographics
- Economy - Mining - Transport - Duchy of Cornwall - South West Regional Assembly - South West of England Regional Development Agency - Cornish people - Cornish emigration - People from Cornwall
Culture
- Culture - Cornish language - Cornish people - Saint Piran's Flag - Saint Piran's Day - The Song of the Western Men - Gorseth Kernow - Cornish kilts and tartans - Pasty - Media - Music - Cornish festivals - Cornish dance - Diocese of Truro - Rugby in Cornwall - Cornish wrestling - Cornish hurling - Literature in Cornish - Bible translations into Cornish - King Arthur
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