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Cornwall

Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It 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. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...

Timeline of Events

1497

6.24.1497

Cornish rebels Michael An Gof and Thomas Flamank are executed at Tyburn, London.

1859

5.4.1859

The Cornwall Railway opens across the Royal Albert Bridge linking the counties of Devon and Cornwall in England.

2004

3.27.2004

HMS Scylla, a decommissioned Leander class frigate, is sunk as an artificial reef off Cornwall, the first of its kind in Europe.