Cornwall

historic county of England and Celtic nation
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Cornwall

Summary

Cornwall is a historic county of England[1]. Cornwall draws 19,243 Wikipedia views per month (historic_county_of_england category, ranking #1 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cornwall is located in South West England[3].
  • Cornwall is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Cornwall's instance of is recorded as historic county of England[5].
  • Cornwall's instance of is recorded as historical country[6].
  • Cornwall's capital is recorded as Truro[7].
  • Cornwall's shares border with is recorded as Devon[8].
  • Cornwall's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cornwall[9].
  • Cornwall's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Isles of Scilly[10].
  • Cornwall's flag is recorded as Saint Piran's flag[11].
  • Cornwall's twinned administrative body is recorded as Coventry[12].
  • Cornwall is part of England[13].
  • Cornwall is part of Celtic nations[14].
  • Cornwall's Commons category is recorded as Cornwall[15].
  • Cornwall's catalog code is recorded as CNW[16].
  • Cornwall's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.3, 'lon': -4.9}[17].
  • Cornwall's official website is recorded as https://cornwall.gov.uk[18].
  • Cornwall's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cornwall[19].
  • Cornwall's Commons gallery is recorded as Cornwall[20].
  • Cornwall has a population of {'amount': '+568210'}[21].
  • Cornwall has a population of {'amount': '+575525'}[22].
  • Cornwall's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Cornwall[23].
  • Cornwall's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24].
  • Cornwall's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[25].
  • Cornwall's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[26].
  • Cornwall's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27].

Body

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cornwall'}[28] and {'lang': 'kw', 'text': 'Kernow'}[29]. Part of include England[13], a constituent country of the United Kingdom[30], in United Kingdom[31], founded in 0927[32] and Celtic nations[14], a cultural region[33], in United Kingdom[34].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Cornwall include Cornwall[35], a city[36], in Canada[37], founded in 1784[38]; Newquay Airport[39], an airport[40], in United Kingdom[41]; Cornwall County[42], a county of Jamaica[43], in Jamaica[44], founded in 1758[45]; cornwallite[46], a mineral species[47]; cornubite[48], a mineral species[49]; kernowite[50], a mineral species[51]; and Cornwall Glacier[52], a glacier[53].

Why It Matters

Cornwall draws 19,243 Wikipedia views per month (historic_county_of_england category, ranking #1 of 6).[2] Cornwall has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] Cornwall is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

Entities named for Cornwall include Cornwall[35], a city[36], in Canada[37], founded in 1784[38]; Newquay Airport[39], an airport[40], in United Kingdom[41]; Cornwall County[42], a county of Jamaica[43], in Jamaica[44], founded in 1758[45]; cornwallite[46], a mineral species[47]; cornubite[48], a mineral species[49]; and kernowite[50], a mineral species[51].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . coventry.gov.uk. coventry.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . ons.gov.uk. ons.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . citypopulation.de. citypopulation.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [42] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [46] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [48] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [50] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [52] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [54] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [55] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Described by source Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron +5
    Instance of historic county of England, historical country
    Contains the administrative territorial entity Cornwall, Isles of Scilly
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