Cornwall

| image_main = | image_caption = Part of Wheal Coates tin mine, St Michael's Mount, and ponies on Bodmin Moor | flag_image = Flag of Cornwall.svg | motto = | locator_map = Cornwall UK locator map 2010.svg | map_caption = Cornwall shown within England | coordinates = | region = South West England | established_date = Ancient | established_by = | preceded_by = | origin = | MPs = 6 MPs | police = Devon and Cornwall Police | fire = | largest_city = | largest_town =

| lord_lieutenant_office = Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall | lord_lieutenant_name = Edward Bolitho | high_sheriff_office = High Sheriff of Cornwall | high_sheriff_name = Stamford Timothy John Galsworthy (2024-25) | ethnicity = | ethnicity_year = 2021 | ethnicity_footnotes =

| unitary_council = Cornwall Council | admin_hq = Lys Kernow, Truro | iso_code = GB-CON | gss_code = E06000052 | nuts_code = TLK30 | website =

| districts_map = | districts_key = | districts_list = # Cornwall (unitary) # Isles of Scilly }} Cornwall (; ; ; or ) is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised by Cornish and Celtic political groups as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. The county is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, Devon to the east, and the English Channel to the south. The largest urban area in the county is a conurbation that includes the former mining towns of Redruth and Camborne, and the county town is the city of Truro.

The county is rural, with an area of and population of 568,210. Outside of the Redruth-Camborne conurbation the largest settlements are Falmouth, Penzance, Newquay, St Austell, and Truro. For local government purposes most of Cornwall is a unitary authority area, with the Isles of Scilly having a unique local authority. The Cornish nationalist movement disputes the constitutional status of Cornwall and seeks greater autonomy within the United Kingdom.

Cornwall is the westernmost part of the South West Peninsula, and the southernmost county within the United Kingdom. Its coastline is characterised by steep cliffs and, to the south, several rias, including those at the mouths of the rivers Fal and Fowey. It includes the southernmost point on Great Britain, Lizard Point, and forms a large part of the Cornwall National Landscape. The national landscape also includes Bodmin Moor, an upland outcrop of the Cornubian batholith granite formation. The county contains many short rivers; the longest is the Tamar, which forms the border with Devon.

Cornwall had a minor Roman presence, and later formed part of the Brittonic kingdom of Dumnonia. From the 7th century, the Britons in the South West increasingly came into conflict with the expanding Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex, eventually being pushed west of the Tamar; by the Norman Conquest Cornwall was administered as part of England, though it retained its own culture. The remainder of the Middle Ages and Early Modern Period were relatively settled, with Cornwall developing its tin mining industry and becoming a duchy in 1337. During the Industrial Revolution, the tin and copper mines were expanded and then declined, with china clay extraction becoming a major industry. Railways were built, leading to a growth of tourism in the 20th century. The Cornish language became extinct as a living community language at the end of the 18th century, but is now being revived. Provided by Wikipedia