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Cornwall (Cornish: Kernow) is a county and unitary authority in south-west England. The Cornish language became essentially extinct in the 19th century, but there has been an attempt to revive it more recently. Conrwall is sometimes considered one of the Celtic nations. Tin mining was important in Cornwall from very early times. The county town of Cornwall is the city of Truro. Other towns include Falmouth, Penzance, St Ives, Newquay, Redruth and Camborne.

The Isles of Scilly are a separate unitary authority, but part of the ceremonial county of Cornwall.

Cornwall is part of the Devon and Cornwall Police area.

LGBT History

The LGBT Collective connects LGBT communities in the south-west peninsula, including Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and Dorset.

Gay Cornwall lists resources in the county.^[1]

Rainbow Source is a local weekly LGBT radio show.

Cornwall Pride has been held annually in Truro since 2008

References

↑ http://www.gaycornwall.com/

[1] ttp://www.gaycornwall.com/

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	[[File:Flag of Cornwall.svg\|thumb\|St Piran's ~~glag~~, the national flag of Cornwall]]'''Cornwall''' (Cornish: '''Kernow''') is a county and [[unitary authority]] in south-west England. The Cornish language became essentially extinct in the 19th century, but there has been an attempt to revive it more recently. Conrwall is sometimes considered one of the Celtic nations. Tin mining was important in Cornwall from very early times. The county town of Cornwall is the city of [[Truro]]. Other towns include [[Falmouth]], [[Penzance]], [[St Ives]], [[Newquay]], [[Redruth]] and [[Camborne]].		[[File:Flag of Cornwall.svg\|thumb\|St Piran's flag, the national flag of Cornwall]]'''Cornwall''' (Cornish: '''Kernow''') is a county and [[unitary authority]] in south-west England. The Cornish language became essentially extinct in the 19th century, but there has been an attempt to revive it more recently. Conrwall is sometimes considered one of the Celtic nations. Tin mining was important in Cornwall from very early times. The county town of Cornwall is the city of [[Truro]]. Other towns include [[Falmouth]], [[Penzance]], [[St Ives]], [[Newquay]], [[Redruth]] and [[Camborne]].

	The [[Isles of Scilly]] are a separate unitary authority, but part of the ceremonial county of Cornwall.		The [[Isles of Scilly]] are a separate unitary authority, but part of the ceremonial county of Cornwall.