Cornwall is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised by Cornish and Celtic political groups as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. The county is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, Devon to the east, and the English Channel to the south. The largest settlement is Falmouth, and the county town is the city of Truro.
The county is rural, with an area of 1,375 square miles (3,562 km2). It is the westernmost part of the South West Peninsula. Its coastline is characterised by steep cliffs and, to the south, several rias, including those at the mouths of the rivers Fal and Fowey. It includes the southernmost point on Great Britain, Lizard Point, and forms a large part of the Cornwall National Landscape. The national landscape also includes Bodmin Moor, an upland outcrop of the Cornubian batholith granite formation.
The county contains many short rivers; the longest is the Tamar, which forms the border with Devon. These beautiful photos were found by
Torfaen Corvine that show Cornwall in 1962.
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| Boscastle, Cornwall, 1962 |
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| Boscastle, Cornwall, 1962 |
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| Boscastle, Cornwall, 1962 |
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| Boscastle, Cornwall, 1962 |
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| Boscastle, Cornwall, 1962 |
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| Fowey, Cornwall, 1962 |
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| Fowey, Cornwall, 1962 |
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| Land's End, Cornwall, 1962 |
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| Mevagissey Harbour, Cornwall, 1962 |
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| Mevagissey Harbour, Cornwall, 1962 |
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| Polperro, Cornwall, 1962 |
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| Polperro, Cornwall, 1962 |
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| Polperro, Cornwall, 1962 |
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| Post Office, Tintagel, Cornwall, 1962 |
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| Scilly Isles, Cornwall, 1962 |
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| Scilly Isles, Cornwall, 1962 |
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| Scilly Isles, Cornwall, 1962 |
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| Scilly Isles, Cornwall, 1962 |
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| St Ives, Cornwall, 1962 |
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| St Ives, Cornwall, 1962 |
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| St Ives, Cornwall, 1962 |
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| St Ives, Cornwall, 1962 |
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| Tintagel, Cornwall, 1962 |
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