Description
Administrative Unit.
Chronological Sequence
Cornubia, 905; Cornubiae, 994; Cornvalgie, Cornvalge, 1086; Cornubie, c.1161-6, c.1185-8, 1258, 1297; Cornewaille, Cornwaille, 1317; Cornewaill, 1338-40; Cornwaill, 1377; Cornewaill, 1437, 1475; Kernow, c.1500; Cornewall, Cornwall, 1573; Cornnwall, 1576; Cornwalliæ, 1586; Cornwall, 1597, 1602; Cornwall, Kernaw, 1610; Cornewaile, 1613; Cornewall, 1638; Cornubie, 1640; Cornewall, 1641, 1643, 1651; Cornwall, 1659; Cornwale, 1664; Cornwall, 1673; Cornewall, 1675; Cornwall, 1676; Cornubie, 1680; Cornewall, 1694; Cornwall, 1725, 1741; Cornubia, 1748; Cornwall, 1777, 1799, 1824, 1988
Forms by Earliest Occurrence
Cornubia : 905, 1748
Cornubiae : 994
Cornvalgie : 1086
Cornvalge : 1086
Cornubie : c.1161-6, c.1185-8, 1258, 1297, 1640, 1680
Cornewaille : 1317
Cornwaille : 1317
Cornewaill : 1338-40, 1437, 1475
Cornwaill : 1377
Kernow : c.1500
Cornewall : 1573, 1638, 1641, 1643, 1651, 1675, 1694
Cornwall : 1573, 1597, 1602, 1610, 1659, 1673, 1676, 1725, 1741, 1777, 1799, 1824, 1988
Cornnwall : 1576
Cornwalliæ : 1586
Kernaw : 1610
Cornewaile : 1613
Cornwale : 1664
References
cornubia
Payne, 1857, p3, citing from 905
Cornubiae
Provincia.
Kemble, 1845, p276, §686, citing from 994
Cornvalgie
James, 1861, plate I, facsimile of Exchequer DB, f120b, 1086
Cornvalge
James, 1861, plate II, facsimile of Exchequer DB, f120c, 1086
Cornubie
CRO, BTRU/1, c.1161-6 (*)
Henderson, 1929, p121, citing from CRO, BTRU/1, c.1161-6, date given as c.1173
Henderson, 1929, p122, citing from c.1185-8
CRO, AR/50/1, 1258 (*)
Midgley, 1945, p222, citing from 1297
Cornewaille
Cornwaille
TNA, SC 8/4/1996, 1317 (*)
Cornewaill
TNA, SC 8/193/9648, 1338-40 (*)
Cornwaill
TNA, SC 8/38/1868, 1377 (*)
Cornewaill
TNA, SC 8/25/1237, 1437 (*)
TNA, SC 8/30/1456B, 1475 (*)
Kernow
NLW, MS 23849D, f.9r, c.1500 (*)
Cornewall
Cornwall
CRO, X355/124, 1573 (*)
Cornnwall
RIC, Z/1/4, 1576 (*)
Cornwalliæ
Whitaker, 1804, vol 1, p54, citing from Camden, 1586
Cornwall
CRO, AR/4/84, 1597 (*)
Carew, 1602, p1r
Camden, 1610, p183
Kernaw
So called in the British tongue by the Britans of the west parts who, as yet, have not lost their ancient language.
Camden, 1610, p183
Cornewaile
CRO, ARD/TER/17, 1613 (*)
Cornewall
RIC, HB/11/20, 1638 (*)
Cornubie
CRO, SA/25, 1640 (*)
Cornewall
CRO, SA/11, 1641 (*)
CRO, GRA/225/1, 1643 (*)
RIC, Z/12/2, 1651 (*)
Cornwall
CRO, P170/5/1, 1659 (*)
Cornwale
SA, CD/456, 1664 (*)
Cornwall
Of old called Cornubia.
Blome, 1673, p58
Cornewall
RIC, HC/4/59, 1675 (*)
Cornwall
CRO, AD592/29/16, 1676 (*)
Cornubie
CRO, P179/2/4/4a, 1680 (*)
Cornewall
CRO, GRA/225/4, 1694 (*)
Cornwall
CRO, P111/25/13, 1725 (*)
CRO, WH/1/5288, 1741 (*)
Cornubia
Inglaterra este parte de la Bretaña, se divide en tres grandes Provincias esto es, Anglia, Cornubia, y Vallia.
Botero, 1748, p420
Cornwall
At the time of the Domesday Survey none of the now Burghs were placed under the Title of Terra Regis, unless that which was then called Henlistone, and described as an ordinary Town, be now Helston, nor had any of them at the time aforesaid, the title of Burghs.
Brady, 1777, p90
RIC, HP/18/7, 1799 (*)
Population in 1377, excluding mendicants and children under 14, was 34,960.
Hitchins and Drew, 1824, vol 2, p9
Population in 1801 was 188,269, and in 1811, 216,667.
Hitchins and Drew, 1824, vol 2, p10
Non-metropolitan county, area 354,810 hectares, population 453,100.
Craig, 1988, p90
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