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Cornwall
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Definition:a county in South West England in the United Kingdom. The county is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar which forms most of the border between them. Cornwall forms the westernmost part of the South West Peninsula of the island of Great Britain. The furthest southwestern point of Great Britain is Land's End; the southernmost point is Lizard Point. Cornwall has a population of 563,600 and covers an area of 3,563 km2 (1,376 sq mi).text from Wikipedia, licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike
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Ludwig: Let me refresh your memory. You remember when you were in Cornwall; at the monastery, there was an old shepherd with whom you used to talk.
Melchett: Good Lord! Dimkins?
Ludwig: Yes! I was one of his sheep.
BBC. Blackadder, season 2: Chains
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"I have been to Cornwall and to Torquay, but this is my first visit to this part of Devon."
Agatha Christie. And Then There Were None. p.13 (1939)
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“Damme if I think you’re French,” he said, as though to himself. “Could be, I suppose, but I’ve yet to meet a Frenchie could tell a Cockney from a Cornishman.”
Diana Gabaldon. Outlander (1991)
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“[...] Saw some interesting places, met some interesting folk. You ever been in Cornwall, Miss Jordache? That’s in England.”
Irwin Shaw. Rich Man, Poor Man (1959)
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I again left my native country, and took shipping in the Downs, on the 20th day of June, 1702, in the Adventure, Captain John Nicholas, a Cornish man, commander, bound for Surat.
Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels Into Several Remote Regions of the World (1726)
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