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Cornwall
is one of the counties
of England and
although not the largest, it does have a diverse landscape .There is a
contrast between the many beautiful areas of countryside
found
outside the moors and the moorland itself. The moorlands themselves may
be considered beautiful in their own way.
This site contains many pictures and there is an old saying that a
picture speaks a thousand words.
There
is a brief history of
Cornwall on this site which deals with pre Roman
times onwards and discusses the legend of King Arthur and the origins
of Cornwall. The county
is steeped in History with many villages and towns being established a
long time ago.
Many villages are mentioned with
pictures but as
mentioned above the pictures will help to convey the diverse beauty to
be found in the county.
Tourism
is very important to Cornwall and there is a lot of
holiday accommodation
provided for holidaymakers such as holiday cottages and bed
and
breakfast and hotels and campsites. Holiday homes are popular
in
the county.
Holiday
cottage accommodation is popular
throughout the
county with the county being such a popular tourist destination not
just for people from the United Kingdom but also for people from other
countries.
Bodmin
. The town of
Bodmin is near to the town of Wadebridge.
The town was years ago the county town but now the county town is Truro.
Boscastle
. Boscastle is
a well known village in North Cornwall near to
Crackington Haven and not far from Bude.
Bude
. The tourist
town of Bude is in Cornwall and this town is
interesting and is quite near
to Stratton and to the county of Devon.There is a lot of holiday cottage accommodation in the Bude
area .
Charlestown
.
Near to St Austell is the popular tourist village of Charlestown
which has been used for filming.
Common
Moor . Common
Moor and mentioning the Bronze Age.
Crackington
Haven . The village of rackington Haven.
Downderry
. Downderry
is in Cornwall but it is not too far from the city of Plymouth in Devon
and Plymouth is of course a famous city with lots of history
including associations with Sir Francis Drake and the Spanish
Amada as well as its association with the United States of
America.
Falmouth
.
Near to Falmouth is
St Ives and Falmouth and St Ives are both popular
tourist destinations.
Fowey
. Fowey town.
Helston
. Near Lands End is
the town of Helston. This
town is near
the
bottom of Cornwall and has a lot of history and was an important place
years ago.
Kilkhampton
. The
village of Kilkhampton which is in North Cornwall is near the
well known town of
Bude. Bude is
known to a large number
of tourists but probably few have heard of Kilkhampton.
Lanivet
.
The village of Lanivet has a bit of history and is
quite near to St
Austell. It has had a visit from the famous novelist Thomas
Hardy.
Launceston
.
The town of Launceston used to be the
capital of Cornwall and has an impressive Castle as well as part of the
town wall and is close to the county of Devon. It
has
different ways of pronouncing its name but the Cornish name
for
the town is Lannstefan.
Liskeard . Liskeard is a town
which is near to some popular tourist
destinations. It is near to the city of Plymouth and it is
near
to Bodmin Moor.
Looe
.
Looe is a town in South
Cornwall.
Looe is very
popular with tourists and is near to the famous village of Polperro.
Mawgan
Porth .
The tiny hamlet of Mawgan
Porth
is in North Cornwall and quite near to the very popular tourist town of
Newquay.
Mevagissey
. The very populay
tourist
village
of Mevagissey. Mevagissey
village has a harbour and is in an area classified as" An
Area Of
Outstanding Natural Beauty" and has an Aquarium and a Tourist
Information Office. The village is quite near to the town of St
Austell as well as being not too far from the popular tourist town
of
Newquay.It gets its name from the two Saints St Meva
and St
Issey and the first mentioned record of the village
was
as
long ago as in 1313 AD.
Mousehole
. The village
of
Mousehole with its unusual name is near
Penzane and has quite
a bit
of history . It has historical reference to the
Cornish
language.
Newquay
.
The town of Newquay is
one
of the most well known places in Cornwall and the coming of
the
railway to Newquay helped to enable the town to grow. The
town is
near to St Austell and has a zoo. It is of course known as a tourist
town.
Padstow .
The tourist town of Padstow is near St Austell and Bodmin and
of course near Rock. It has a well
known festival. There are quite a few pictures.
Penzance
.
There is not much evidence of the Roman influence in Cornwall
during the Roman occupations of parts of the United
Kingdom
including the shortage of written records although there is
evidence of the Roman period in Cornwall including the discovery of
Roman coins.
There is quite a lot of history to do with the history of the town of
Penzance
and evidence in Cornwall of the influence of the Romans during the days
of the Roman Empuire. The town is quite near to St Ives.
Perranporth
.
The resort and small village of Perranporth in Cornwall
near Newquay is a popular tourist destination and there are
quite a few
pictures on this page. It is not too far from
the bottom of Cornwall.
Polperro . Polperro fishing and tourist
village is very popular with tourists and is a big tourist attraction
and being
near Looe it means many tourists probably visit both locations on their
holiday. It is a village with an old history and is mentioned
in
the 11 th Century Doomsday Book from Norman times.
Polzeath
. The village
resort Polzeath near Padstow
is also near Bodmin Moor . It is approximately half way down
into
Cornwall and that area may be a good base for visiting different parts
of Cornwall.
Porthtowan .
Redruth
. Near to St Ives and not
too
far
from Lands End is the town of Redruth which is also near to
the popular town of Falmouth.
St
Austell
. This is
the largest town in Cornwall even though it is not the County Town.
Seaton
.
The village of Seaton is quite near to Downderry and not too
far from the city of Plymouth.
St
Teath .
In
St Teath you are quite near Bodmin Moor and some
tourist
places. St
Teath is another Cornish place name named after a
Saint.
Stratton
. Near
the town of Bude is the town
of Stratton which is
in North Cornwall.
Tintagel
.
The village oTintagel is not too far from the town of Bude and
Bodmin Moor.
Wadebridge
. The town of
Wadebridge has a bit of history and is
where the Royal Agricultural Show
is held.
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