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 Cornwall (/ˈkɔːrnwəl/;Cornish:Kernow[ˈkɛrnɔʊ] or[ˈkɛrnɔ]) is aceremonial county inSouth West England. It is one of theCeltic nations and the homeland of theCornish people. The county is bordered by theAtlantic Ocean to the north and west,Devon to the east, and theEnglish Channel to the south. The largest urban area is theRedruth andCamborne conurbation. The county is predominantly rural, with an area of 1,375 square miles (3,562 km2) and an estimated population of 585,655 in 2024. The county's major settlements include the city ofTruro andSt Austell in the centre, Redruth and Cambourne adjacent to each other in the south, andPenzance andFalmouth on the southern coast. Forlocal government purposes most of Cornwall is aunitary authority area, with the Isles of Scilly governed by aunique local authority. TheCornish nationalist movement disputes theconstitutional status of Cornwall and seeks greaterautonomy within the United Kingdom. Cornwall is the westernmost part of theSouth West Peninsula, and the southernmost county within the United Kingdom. Its coastline is characterised by steep cliffs and, to the south, severalrias, including those at the mouths of the riversFal andFowey. It includes the southernmost point onGreat Britain,Lizard Point, and forms a large part of theCornwall National Landscape. The national landscape also includesBodmin Moor, an upland outcrop of theCornubian batholith granite formation. The county contains many short rivers; the longest is theTamar, which forms the border with Devon. (Full article...) Selected article A panorama of Penzance Penzance (/pɛnˈzæns/pen-ZANSS;Cornish:Pennsans) is a town,civil parish andport inCornwall, England. It lies 64 miles (103 km) west-southwest ofPlymouth, 255 miles (410 km) west-southwest ofLondon, and 9 miles (14 km) east ofLand's End.Penzance railway station is the terminus of theCornish Main Line and is both the southernmost and westernmost station in England. Situated in the shelter ofMount's Bay, the town faces south-east onto theEnglish Channel. As well as Penzance itself, the parish also includes thefishing port ofNewlyn and the villages ofMousehole,Paul,Gulval, andHeamoor. At the2021 census the population of the parish was 20,734 and the population of the Penzance built up area as defined by theOffice for National Statistics was 14,960. Penzance was granted amarket charter in 1404 and was formallyincorporated as aborough in 1614. Chapel Street has a number of interesting features, including theEgyptian House, The Admiral Benbowpublic house (home to a 19th-century smuggling gang and allegedly the inspiration forTreasure Island's "Admiral Benbow Inn"), the Union Hotel (including a Georgiantheatre which is no longer in use), and Branwell House, where the mother and aunt of theBrontë sisters once lived.Regency andGeorgian terraces and houses are common in some parts of the town. The nearby sub-tropicalMorrab Gardens has a large collection of tender trees and shrubs, many of which cannot be grown outdoors anywhere else in the UK. Also of interest is the seafront with itspromenade and the open-air seawaterJubilee Pool, one of the oldest survivingArt Deco swimming baths in the country. Penzance is the base of thepirates inGilbert and Sullivan'scomic operaThe Pirates of Penzance. At the time thelibretto was written in 1879, Penzance had become popular as a peacefulresort town, so the idea of it being overrun by pirates was amusing to contemporaries. (Full article...) Selected biography du Maurier,c. 1930 Dame Daphne du Maurier, Lady Browning,DBE (/duːˈmɒrieɪ/; 13 May 1907 – 19 April 1989) was an English novelist, biographer and playwright. Her parents were actor-managerSir Gerald du Maurier and his wife, actressMuriel Beaumont. Her grandfatherGeorge du Maurier was a writer andcartoonist. Many of du Maurier's novels have been successfully adapted into films, including the novelsRebecca,Frenchman's Creek,My Cousin Rachel andJamaica Inn, and the short stories "The Birds" and "Don't Look Now". Du Maurier spent much of her life inCornwall, where most of her works are set. As her fame increased, she became morereclusive. (Full article...) Did you know?
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