Counties of the UK: Cornwall

This is the next instalment of a new monthly feature going through the Counties of the UK in alphabetical order to check out things of interest.  I hope you enjoy it.

The Cornish are a celtic people.  In the Cornish language Cornwall is known as Kernow.

Location – Only one other county borders Cornwall – Devon.

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County seat – Truro, Cornwall's only city.

Unusual town name – Brown Willy, Mousehole (said Mowzel)

Signature foods – Stargazy Pie, Cornish Pasties, Clotted Cream

Famous places to visit in Cornwall – Padstow (Rick Stein), Bude, The Eden Project, St Ives, Tintagel and Land's End (tacky but is the southernmost bit of the UK)

Famous people from Cornwall – Mick Fleetwood (Fleetwood Mac), Roger Taylor (Queen), Ben Ainslie (sailor), Susan Penhaligon (actress), John Nettles (Bergerac), Maria Branwell (mother of the Bronte sisters), Rosamunde Pilcher  (author)

Go to this Pinboard to see the Counties of the UK.