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Cornwall (county) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 50 25 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 50.4167 decimal degrees |
| Long: 004 45 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -4.7500 decimal degrees |
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Note: 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. |
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| Cornwall (preferred,C,V,O,English-P,U)
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| Cornwall and Isles of Scilly (C,V)
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| Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly (C,V)
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| Cornouailles (C,O)
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| Cournualles (C,O)
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| Cornovaglia (C,O)
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| Corn (C,V)
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| Cnwll (C,V)
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| CON (C,V)
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| Cornwall, County of (NA,V,English,U)
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| County of Cornwall (NA,V,English,U)
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| UKC6 (NA,V,FIPS)
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| county (preferred, C) |
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| second level subdivision (C) |
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| agricultural center (C) |
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| tourist center (C) |
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| duchy (C) |
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made a duchy by Edward III in 1337 |
| mining center (H) |
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for at least 3000 years, until tin supply dwindled & last mines were closed in 1980s |
| earldom (C) |
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made an earldom by William the Conqueror in 1066 |
| first level subdivision (C) |
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