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Cornwall (pronounced /ˈkɔrnwɔːl/, locally /ˈkɔrnwəl/; Cornish: Kernow [ˈkɛrnɔʊ]) is the most southwesterly county of England, on the peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar. The administrative centre and only city is Truro. Cornwall covers an a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornwall

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