Place details
Place nameCornwall
Other namesCornwall and Isles of Scilly, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, Cornouailles, Cournualles, Cornovaglia, Corn, Cnwll, CON
CountryUnited Kingdom
Latitude50.483
Longitude-4.667
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Most remote of country's counties, it remained Celtic and Cornish language was spoken until late 19th century; inhabited since prehistoric times and important for tin, clay, and granite; an earldom under William the Conqueror 1066; it is the oldest duchy in England, created by Edward III in 1337 for his eldest son, Edward the Black Prince.