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List of [[Cornwall Parishes]] {{ENG-sidebar | List of [[Cornwall Parishes]] {{ENG-sidebar | ||
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The Cornwall Family History Society has | The [http://www.cornwallfhs.com/ Cornwall Family History Society] has a parish-by-parish listing of available records. Their research database is available to members at a small cost. | ||
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=== Introduction === | === Introduction === | ||
[[Image:England-cornwall.png|thumb|right]] '''Cornwall''' (Cornish: ''Kernow'') is a county of [[England]] and is located at the tip of the south-western peninsula of Great Britain. It is also one of the Celtic nations. | [[Image:England-cornwall.png|thumb|right|England-cornwall.png]] '''Cornwall''' (Cornish: ''Kernow'') is a county of [[England]] and is located at the tip of the south-western peninsula of Great Britain. It is also one of the Celtic nations. | ||
The area was first inhabited by Neolithic and then Bronze Age peoples, and later, in the Iron Age, by Celtic peoples. Cornwall is a part of the Brythonic area of Britain and became detached from [[Wales]] after the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Deorham Battle of Deorham], becoming a separate Celtic nation. It often came into conflict with the expanding Saxon kingdom of Wessex, to its east, before King Athelstan of Wessex (924-939) set the boundary between England and Cornwall at the '''River Tamar'''. | The area was first inhabited by Neolithic and then Bronze Age peoples, and later, in the Iron Age, by Celtic peoples. Cornwall is a part of the Brythonic area of Britain and became detached from [[Wales]] after the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Deorham Battle of Deorham], becoming a separate Celtic nation. It often came into conflict with the expanding Saxon kingdom of Wessex, to its east, before King Athelstan of Wessex (924-939) set the boundary between England and Cornwall at the '''River Tamar'''. | ||
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'''Browse by Topic:''' [[:Category:Cornwall|All pages for Cornwall]] | '''Browse by Topic:''' [[:Category:Cornwall|All pages for Cornwall]] | ||