Outline of Cornwall
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Cornwall: Cornwall – ceremonial county and unitary authority area of England within the United Kingdom. Cornwall is a peninsula bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea,[1] to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall is also a royal duchy of the United Kingdom. It has an estimated population of half a million and it has its own distinctive history and culture.

The Cornish peninsula is at the south-western tip of Great Britain

The Eden Project, near St Austell

The Minack Theatre, near Land's End
General reference
- Etymology of "Cornwall"
- Common English name(s): Cornwall
- Common endonym(s): Kernow
- Adjectival(s): Cornish
- Demonym(s): Cornish
Geography of Cornwall

- Cornwall is a mainland county of Great Britain and part of the British Isles. It reaches from the south-westernmost point into the Atlantic Ocean and English Channel. It is in Eurasia (but not on the mainland) in the Northern Hemisphere.
Environment of Cornwall
Extreme points
Beaches of Cornwall
Bodies of water of Cornwall
- Rivers of Cornwall
- Bays of Cornwall
- Coastal waters adjacent to Cornwall
- Atlantic Ocean
Islands of Cornwall

Scilly Isles: map by John Bartholomew
- It has several islands, the largest archipelago being the Isles of Scilly.
- West Cornwall Steam Ship Company (a company operating the ferry service to the Isles of Scilly between 1870 and 1917)
- History of the Isles of Scilly
- Islands in the Isles of Scilly
- Shipwrecks of the Isles of Scilly: category, list
- Transport in the Isles of Scilly
- Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the Isles of Scilly
Wildlife of Cornwall
Flora of Cornwall
Fauna of Cornwall
- Birds of Cornwall
- Mammals of Cornwall
Wildlife conservation
Places in Cornwall
- Population of Cornwall: 536,000 (2014 estimate)
Towns and settlements in Cornwall
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Further places of interest
indicates Access Land
Demography of Cornwall
Politics of Cornwall
- Cornish nationalism
- Celtic League (political organisation)
- Cornish Nationalist Party
- Cornish Solidarity
- Cornwall 2000
- Cornish rotten and pocket boroughs
- Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
Elections in Cornwall
- 2005 United Kingdom general election result in Cornwall
- Local elections
- Cornwall local elections
- Caradon local elections
- Carrick local elections
- Kerrier local elections
- North Cornwall local elections
- Penwith local elections
- Restormel local elections
- 2007 Penwith Council election
- 2004 Penwith Council election
- 2003 Restormel Council election
- 1987 Truro by-election
- 2009 Cornwall Council election
Government of Cornwall
Local government districts in Cornwall
Constituencies
- European Parliament constituencies
- UK Parliament constituencies
- St Ives (UK Parliament constituency)
- Falmouth and Camborne (UK Parliament constituency)
- Truro and St Austell (UK Parliament constituency)
- North Cornwall (UK Parliament constituency)
- South East Cornwall (UK Parliament constituency)
- Camborne and Redruth (UK Parliament constituency)
- St Austell and Newquay (UK Parliament constituency)
- Truro and Falmouth (UK Parliament constituency)
- Truro (UK Parliament constituency)
- Bodmin (UK Parliament constituency)
- Bossiney (UK Parliament constituency)
- Callington (UK Parliament constituency)
- Camelford (UK Parliament constituency)
- Cornwall (UK Parliament constituency)
- East Cornwall (UK Parliament constituency)
- West Cornwall (UK Parliament constituency)
- East Looe (UK Parliament constituency)
- Fowey (UK Parliament constituency)
- Grampound (UK Parliament constituency)
- Helston (UK Parliament constituency)
- Launceston (UK Parliament constituency)
- Liskeard (UK Parliament constituency)
- Lostwithiel (UK Parliament constituency)
- Mitchell (UK Parliament constituency)
- Newport (Cornwall) (UK Parliament constituency)
- Penryn (UK Parliament constituency)
- Penryn and Falmouth (UK Parliament constituency)
- St Austell (UK Parliament constituency)
- St Germans (UK Parliament constituency)
- St Mawes (UK Parliament constituency)
- Saltash (UK Parliament constituency)
- Tregony (UK Parliament constituency)
- West Looe (UK Parliament constituency)
Cornish politicians
- Current MPs
All of Cornwall's current MPs are Conservatives.
- Steve Double, MP for St. Austell and Newquay (2015–Present)
- George Eustice, MP for Camborne and Redruth (2010–Present)
- Scott Mann, MP for Cornwall North (2015–Present)
- Sheryll Murray, MP for South East Cornwall (2010–Present)
- Cherilyn Mackrory, MP for Truro and Falmouth (2019–Present)
- Mark Prisk, Shadow Minister for Cornwall from 2007 to 2010 (but Conservative MP for Hertford and Stortford 2001–2019)
- Derek Thomas, MP for St. Ives (2015–Present)
- Past MPs
- Colin Breed, Liberal Democrat MP for South East Cornwall (1997–2010)
- Andrew George, Liberal Democrat MP for St. Ives (1997–2015)
- Steve Gilbert, Liberal Democrat MP for St. Austell and Newquay (2010–2015)
- Julia Goldsworthy, Liberal Democrat MP for Falmouth & Camborne (2005–2010)
- Matthew Taylor, Liberal Democrat MP for Truro and St Austell from 1987 to 2010 (now a life peer as Baron Taylor of Goss Moor)
- Dan Rogerson, Liberal Democrat MP for North Cornwall (2005–2015)
- Other politicians
- Mebyon Kernow, the main nationalist party in Cornwall
- Dick Cole, the leader of Mebyon Kernow
Law and order in Cornwall
Law enforcement in Cornwall
Royal titles
Military in Cornwall
- Category:Military of the United Kingdom in Cornwall
- Vice-Admiral of Cornwall
- List of Cornish soldiers, commanders and sailors
- HMS Fisgard
- HMS Raleigh
- HMS St Austell Bay (K634)
- The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
- Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry
- GCHQ Bude
- RNAS Culdrose
- RNAS Predannack
- RRH Portreath
- RAF Davidstow Moor
- RAF St Eval
- RAF St. Mawgan
History of Cornwall
- Timeline of Cornish history
- List of Cornish historians
- Battle of Deorham
- Celtic nations
- Clyst Heath
- Clyst St Mary
- Cornish saints
- Cornovii (Cornish)
- Cornwall (territorial duchy)
- Duchies in the United Kingdom
- Dumnonia
- Dumnonii
- Fowey Gallants
- Glasney College
- Keskerdh Kernow 500
- Lew Trenchard
- List of windmills in Cornwall
- Maps of Cornwall
- Perkin Warbeck
- Robert, Count of Mortain
- Royal charters applying to Cornwall
- Stannary Courts and Parliaments
- Stannary town
- Stateless nation
- Torrey Canyon
- Woodbury Common, Devon
History of Cornwall by period
- Cornish Uprising of 1497
- Cornish Uprising of 1497 - An Gof
- Cornish Uprising of 1497 - Thomas Flamank
- Second Cornish Uprising of 1497
- Act of Uniformity 1549
- Cornish Uprising of 1549
- Battle of Sampford Courtenay
- Jacobite uprising in Cornwall of 1715
- Cornwall in the English Civil War
- Battle of Cornwall
- Battle of Lostwithiel
- The Gear Rout
- Cornish Foreshore Case
- Penlee lifeboat disaster
- Newlyn riots
- POW Camp 115, Whitecross, St. Columb Major
- Revived Cornish Stannary Parliament
History of Cornwall by subject
- List of former administrative divisions in Cornwall
- Bishop of Cornwall
- Cornish currency
- Custos Rotulorum of Cornwall
- History of the Duchy of Cornwall
- Earl of Cornwall
- Cornish emigration
- Hundreds of Cornwall
- Penwith (hundred)
- Kerrier (hundred)
- Triggshire (hundred)
- Kiddlywink
- List of legendary rulers of Cornwall
- Old Cornish units of measurement
- History of mining in Cornwall and Devon
- Early Cornish Texts
Culture of Cornwall
- Celtic culture
- Cornish clothes
- Festivals and events
- Cornish heritage organisations
- Museums in Cornwall
The arts in Cornwall
- Dance of Cornwall
- List of public art in Cornwall
- Theatre in Cornwall
Architecture in Cornwall
- Bodmin Parish Church
- Cornwall Railway viaducts
- Eden Project
- Jamaica Inn
- Grade I listed buildings in Cornwall
- Grade II* listed buildings in Cornwall
- List of museums in Cornwall
- Railway stations in Cornwall
- Royal Albert Bridge
- St German's Priory
- Tamar Bridge
- Tate St Ives
- Truro Cathedral
- List of windmills in Cornwall
Castles and houses in Cornwall
- Launceston Castle
- Pendennis Castle
- Restormel Castle
- Trematon Castle
- Tintagel Castle
- Lanhydrock House
- Cotehele House
- Country houses in Cornwall
- Historic houses in Cornwall
Lighthouses in Cornwall
Literature of Cornwall
Cornish folklore
- Allantide
- Beast of Bodmin
- Chewidden Thursday
- Golowan
- Guise dancing
- Guldize
- Helston Furry Dance
- Kernewek Lowender
- Knocker (folklore)
- Mermaid of Zennor
- Nickanan Night
- Owlman
- Peter and the Piskies: Cornish Folk and Fairy Tales
- Picrous Day
- Pixie (folklore)
- St Piran's Day
- Tom Bawcock's Eve
- West Cornwall May Day celebrations
Media in Cornwall
Music of Cornwall
- The Cornish National Anthem
- Genres
- Bands
- Instruments
- Musical works
- The Pirates of Penzance
- Tintagel – symphonic poem composed by Arnold Bax in 1919; it is perhaps his best-known orchestral work.
- Four Cornish Dances by Malcolm Arnold
- Cornish musicians
Cuisine of Cornwall
Icons of Cornwall

Flag of Cornwall.
Language in Cornwall
Cornish words and names
Linguistics organizations
Linguists
People of Cornwall
- Celts
- List of people from Cornwall
- Cornish people
- Cornish diaspora
- Cornish people
- Cornish saints
- Cornish writers
- List of Cornish artists, architects and craftspeople
- List of Cornish Christians
- List of Cornish engineers and inventors
- List of Cornish geologists and explorers
- List of Cornish historians
- List of Cornish musicians
- List of Cornish philanthropists
- List of Cornish scientists and inventors
- List of Cornish soldiers, commanders and sailors
- List of Cornish sportsmen and sportswomen
- List of Cornish writers
- List of notable residents of Cornwall
Noble and notable families
Religion in Cornwall
Sport in Cornwall
Economy and infrastructure of Cornwall
- Agriculture of Cornwall
- Communications in Cornwall
- Companies based in Cornwall
- Economic development
Mining in Cornwall
Transport in Cornwall
Air travel in Cornwall
Railways (present day)
Railways (heritage & history)
- Bodmin and Wadebridge Railway
- Cornish Riviera Express
- Cornwall Minerals Railway
- Cornwall Railway
- Cornwall Railway viaducts
- GWR 3700 Class 3440 City of Truro
- Disused railway stations (Bodmin to Wadebridge line)
- Disused railway stations (Plymouth to Penzance Line)
- Helston Railway Preservation Company
- Lostwithiel and Fowey Railway
- Newquay and Cornwall Junction Railway
- Truro and Newquay Railway
- Treffry Viaduct
- West Cornwall Railway
Buses and coaches in Cornwall
Ships and boats in Cornwall
Healthcare in Cornwall
- Ambulance services in Cornwall
- Health services in Cornwall
- Hospitals in Cornwall
- Hospices in Cornwall
Education in Cornwall
See also
- Index of Cornwall-related articles
- Outline of the United Kingdom
- List of railway stations in Cornwall
- List of residents of Penzance
- List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cornwall
- List of Special Areas of Conservation in Cornwall
- List of foreign-language names for Cornwall
- Kernow - Cornish language Wikipedia
References
- International Hydrographic Organization
External links
- Cornwall Council
- Outline of Cornwall at Curlie
- Images of Cornwall at the English Heritage Archive
- Online books, and library resources in your library and in other libraries about Outline of Cornwall
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