https://cornish.company/An independent, respectful guide to Cornish history, language, food, mining, landscape and traditions, written in plain language.enhttps://cornish.company/cornish-language/the-cornish-language-and-culture-a-celebration-of-heritage/https://cornish.company/cornish-language/the-cornish-language-and-culture-a-celebration-of-heritage/An overview of Cornish, the Celtic language of Cornwall: its relatives, its decline and revival, and how it connects to wider Cornish culture today.The Cornish LanguageWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/cornish-language/cornish-words-and-place-names/https://cornish.company/cornish-language/cornish-words-and-place-names/Learn how Cornish words survive in place names, from tre, pol and pen to porth and nans, and why meanings and spellings often vary between sources.The Cornish LanguageWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/cornish-language/learning-cornish-today/https://cornish.company/cornish-language/learning-cornish-today/How the Cornish language revival works today: classes, community groups, online learning and why several spelling systems exist side by side.The Cornish LanguageWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/cornish-language/the-cornish-language-and-literature-a-celebration-of-regional-heritage/https://cornish.company/cornish-language/the-cornish-language-and-literature-a-celebration-of-regional-heritage/A careful look at written Cornish, from medieval religious plays and early manuscripts to later writing and modern works, with notes on uncertain dates.The Cornish LanguageWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/cornish-language/the-role-of-the-cornish-language-in-preserving-heritage/https://cornish.company/cornish-language/the-role-of-the-cornish-language-in-preserving-heritage/How the Cornish language carries local identity, place names and shared memory, and why communities value keeping it alive today.The Cornish LanguageWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/symbols-and-saints/the-significance-of-the-cornish-flag-uncovering-its-symbolism/https://cornish.company/symbols-and-saints/the-significance-of-the-cornish-flag-uncovering-its-symbolism/The white cross on a black field is known as the flag of St Piran. Learn what it is said to mean, how it is used today, and what is uncertain about its history.Symbols and SaintsWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/symbols-and-saints/saint-piran-patron-saint-of-cornwall/https://cornish.company/symbols-and-saints/saint-piran-patron-saint-of-cornwall/The traditional story of Saint Piran, his link to Cornish tin miners, the buried oratory in the dunes and how historians view the legend.Symbols and SaintsWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/symbols-and-saints/the-cornish-celtic-cross-a-symbol-of-regional-pride/https://cornish.company/symbols-and-saints/the-cornish-celtic-cross-a-symbol-of-regional-pride/A guide to the carved stone crosses found across Cornwall: their styles, likely purposes, uncertain dating and how the cross shape appears in Cornish identity today.Symbols and SaintsWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/symbols-and-saints/the-cornish-chough/https://cornish.company/symbols-and-saints/the-cornish-chough/The red-billed chough is a Cornish emblem rich in folklore. Learn about the bird, the Arthur legend, its decline and the return of wild choughs to Cornwall.Symbols and SaintsWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/traditions-and-folklore/cornish-traditions-and-festivals/https://cornish.company/traditions-and-folklore/cornish-traditions-and-festivals/A plain-language overview of Cornwall's seasonal customs and community festivals, from spring street dances to midsummer fires, noting where origins are debated.Traditions and FolkloreWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/traditions-and-folklore/cornish-folklore-and-legends/https://cornish.company/traditions-and-folklore/cornish-folklore-and-legends/An introduction to well-known Cornish tales of giants, piskies and saints, read as stories and traditions rather than historical fact.Traditions and FolkloreWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/traditions-and-folklore/cornish-wrestling/https://cornish.company/traditions-and-folklore/cornish-wrestling/How Cornish wrestling works, its jacket-based style and general rules, and how it relates to Breton gouren and other Celtic wrestling traditions.Traditions and FolkloreWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/traditions-and-folklore/helston-furry-dance/https://cornish.company/traditions-and-folklore/helston-furry-dance/What the Helston Furry Dance is, when it takes place, what spectators can expect on the day, and the different explanations of its roots.Traditions and FolkloreWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/mining-heritage/exploring-the-history-of-cornish-mining-communities/https://cornish.company/mining-heritage/exploring-the-history-of-cornish-mining-communities/How tin and copper mining shaped Cornish villages, working life, chapels and family routines, and what traces of that world remain in the landscape today.Mining HeritageWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/mining-heritage/cornish-miners-overseas/https://cornish.company/mining-heritage/cornish-miners-overseas/How Cornish mining skills traveled abroad with emigrant workers, and the lasting cultural links in the Americas, Australia, South Africa and elsewhere.Mining HeritageWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/mining-heritage/engine-houses-of-cornwall/https://cornish.company/mining-heritage/engine-houses-of-cornwall/What Cornwall's stone engine houses were built for, how the beam engines inside them worked, and how to explore the ruins and nearby workings safely.Mining HeritageWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/mining-heritage/the-cornish-mining-museum-a-treasure-trove-of-history/https://cornish.company/mining-heritage/the-cornish-mining-museum-a-treasure-trove-of-history/A general guide to how mining history is displayed at museums and preserved sites across Cornwall, with practical and safety advice for visitors.Mining HeritageWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/ancient-cornwall/prehistoric-cornwall-an-introduction/https://cornish.company/ancient-cornwall/prehistoric-cornwall-an-introduction/A plain-language overview of Neolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age remains in Cornwall, from tombs and stone circles to hillforts, and how archaeologists read them.Ancient CornwallWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/ancient-cornwall/delving-into-the-mysteries-of-the-hurlers-stone-circles/https://cornish.company/ancient-cornwall/delving-into-the-mysteries-of-the-hurlers-stone-circles/A look at the Hurlers on Bodmin Moor: three Bronze Age circles, what survives, the folk tale of men turned to stone, and the open questions about their purpose.Ancient CornwallWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/ancient-cornwall/iron-age-hillforts-and-round-houses/https://cornish.company/ancient-cornwall/iron-age-hillforts-and-round-houses/How Iron Age Cornwall was settled: defended hilltops and cliff castles, enclosed rounds, stone round houses and courtyard houses, and what archaeologists can say about them.Ancient CornwallWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/ancient-cornwall/standing-stones-and-quoits/https://cornish.company/ancient-cornwall/standing-stones-and-quoits/An introduction to menhirs and quoits in Cornwall: what these single stones and stone burial chambers are, when they were built, and what remains unknown.Ancient CornwallWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/coast-and-moor/the-cornish-coast-an-introduction/https://cornish.company/coast-and-moor/the-cornish-coast-an-introduction/An overview of the Cornish coast: its cliffs, coves, beaches and estuaries, the differences between its two shores, and the long-distance coast path.Coast and MoorWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/coast-and-moor/bodmin-moor-landscape-and-history/https://cornish.company/coast-and-moor/bodmin-moor-landscape-and-history/A look at Bodmin Moor, Cornwall's granite upland: its tors and bogs, farming and mining past, wildlife, and the ancient monuments scattered across it.Coast and MoorWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/coast-and-moor/cornish-fishing-villages/https://cornish.company/coast-and-moor/cornish-fishing-villages/How Cornish harbors, lanes and cottages grew around fishing, what daily life in these villages once involved, and how they have changed over time.Coast and MoorWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/coast-and-moor/staying-safe-on-the-cornish-coast/https://cornish.company/coast-and-moor/staying-safe-on-the-cornish-coast/General guidance on tides, cliff edges, swell and weather on the Cornish coast, and where to find current local advice before a walk or beach visit.Coast and MoorWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/cornish-food/a-taste-of-cornwall-traditional-recipes-and-ingredients/https://cornish.company/cornish-food/a-taste-of-cornwall-traditional-recipes-and-ingredients/A plain-language tour of traditional Cornish food: pasties, fish, saffron buns, cream teas and the dairy, vegetables and sea harvests behind them.Cornish FoodWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/cornish-food/cornish-fish-and-seafood/https://cornish.company/cornish-food/cornish-fish-and-seafood/A look at the fishing tradition around Cornwall, the fish and shellfish landed there, and why the humble pilchard once mattered so much to coastal life.Cornish FoodWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/cornish-food/cornish-saffron-buns-and-heavy-cake/https://cornish.company/cornish-food/cornish-saffron-buns-and-heavy-cake/An introduction to Cornish saffron buns and heavy cake: what they are, how they are made in general terms, and the stories told about their origins.Cornish FoodWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/cornish-food/stargazy-pie-fact-and-folklore/https://cornish.company/cornish-food/stargazy-pie-fact-and-folklore/What stargazy pie is, why fish heads poke through its crust, and how the story of Mousehole and Tom Bawcock relates to the dish itself.Cornish FoodWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/cornish-food/cornish-cream-tea/https://cornish.company/cornish-food/cornish-cream-tea/How the cream tea of scones, jam, clotted cream and tea works, where Cornwall's version fits, and the friendly debate over which goes on first.Cornish FoodWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/cornish-food/the-cornish-pasty-a-symbol-of-regional-identity/https://cornish.company/cornish-food/the-cornish-pasty-a-symbol-of-regional-identity/Why the Cornish pasty is more than a snack: its ties to working life, the debated origins, the protected name and what it means to people in Cornwall.Cornish FoodWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/towns-and-geography/cornwall-geography-explained/https://cornish.company/towns-and-geography/cornwall-geography-explained/A plain-language overview of Cornwall's shape: its peninsula position, granite uplands, two contrasting coasts, short rivers and the districts that make up the county.Towns and GeographyWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/towns-and-geography/lands-end-and-the-far-west/https://cornish.company/towns-and-geography/lands-end-and-the-far-west/A look at Land's End and the Penwith peninsula: granite cliffs, ancient stones, mining remains and why the far west stands as a symbol of Cornwall's edge.Towns and GeographyWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/towns-and-geography/market-towns-of-cornwall-explained/https://cornish.company/towns-and-geography/market-towns-of-cornwall-explained/What market towns did for Cornwall's farming and mining communities: trading, charters, stannary business, fairs and the role these towns still play today.Towns and GeographyWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/towns-and-geography/rivers-and-estuaries-of-cornwall/https://cornish.company/towns-and-geography/rivers-and-estuaries-of-cornwall/How drowned river valleys and tidal creeks formed on Cornwall's south coast, which rivers shaped the county, and how to enjoy estuaries safely.Towns and GeographyWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/towns-and-geography/the-fal-estuary-and-its-deep-harbor/https://cornish.company/towns-and-geography/the-fal-estuary-and-its-deep-harbor/An introduction to the Fal estuary and Carrick Roads, the large natural harbor on Cornwall's south coast, and its general role in trade, defense and history.Towns and GeographyWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/towns-and-geography/the-isles-of-scilly-in-relation-to-cornwall/https://cornish.company/towns-and-geography/the-isles-of-scilly-in-relation-to-cornwall/How the Isles of Scilly relate to Cornwall: their location, separate local administration, shared granite geology, maritime history and distinct island character.Towns and GeographyWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/towns-and-geography/the-lizard-peninsula-in-general-terms/https://cornish.company/towns-and-geography/the-lizard-peninsula-in-general-terms/A general guide to the Lizard, the southernmost part of mainland Britain: its unusual geology, heathland, coves, fishing villages and quiet character.Towns and GeographyWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/towns-and-geography/the-tamar-and-the-border-with-devon/https://cornish.company/towns-and-geography/the-tamar-and-the-border-with-devon/How the River Tamar forms most of Cornwall's boundary with Devon, its course and bridges, its mining valley, and why the crossing matters to Cornish identity.Towns and GeographyWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/towns-and-geography/truro-and-the-idea-of-a-cathedral-city/https://cornish.company/towns-and-geography/truro-and-the-idea-of-a-cathedral-city/Why Truro is the only city in Cornwall: how a cathedral and a bishopric create city status, and how Truro works as an administrative and market hub.Towns and GeographyWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/planning-a-visit/planning-a-respectful-visit-to-cornwall/https://cornish.company/planning-a-visit/planning-a-respectful-visit-to-cornwall/A general guide to visiting Cornwall with awareness of local communities, heritage sites and the coast, with practical habits that make a trip better for everyone.Planning a Respectful VisitWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/planning-a-visit/driving-on-narrow-cornish-lanes/https://cornish.company/planning-a-visit/driving-on-narrow-cornish-lanes/How to handle hedge-lined lanes, passing places and blind bends in Cornwall, with practical courtesy for residents, farmers and other drivers.Planning a Respectful VisitWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/planning-a-visit/getting-around-cornwall-without-a-car/https://cornish.company/planning-a-visit/getting-around-cornwall-without-a-car/A general look at how trains, buses and walking work together in Cornwall, and why planning ahead matters if you are traveling without a car.Planning a Respectful VisitWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/planning-a-visit/local-etiquette-and-community-life/https://cornish.company/planning-a-visit/local-etiquette-and-community-life/Everyday courtesy for visitors in Cornwall: how small communities work, how to talk about tourism and second homes, and how to be a good guest.Planning a Respectful VisitWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/planning-a-visit/reading-tide-tables-before-a-beach-day/https://cornish.company/planning-a-visit/reading-tide-tables-before-a-beach-day/How to read a tide table, what high and low water mean for a beach day, and why cut-off beaches on the Cornish coast call for careful planning.Planning a Respectful VisitWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/planning-a-visit/visiting-holy-wells-and-churchyards-with-care/https://cornish.company/planning-a-visit/visiting-holy-wells-and-churchyards-with-care/How to visit holy wells, churchyards and other sacred places in Cornwall respectfully, remembering that many are still used by local people.Planning a Respectful VisitWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/planning-a-visit/visiting-mine-and-heritage-sites-safely/https://cornish.company/planning-a-visit/visiting-mine-and-heritage-sites-safely/General safety advice for old mine sites in Cornwall: hidden shafts, cliff edges, unstable ground, and why following signs and local guidance matters.Planning a Respectful VisitWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/planning-a-visit/walking-the-coast-path-responsibly/https://cornish.company/planning-a-visit/walking-the-coast-path-responsibly/An introduction to the South West Coast Path in Cornwall: what to wear, how weather affects walks, and why keeping to marked paths matters.Planning a Respectful VisitWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/planning-a-visit/when-to-visit-cornwall-seasons-compared/https://cornish.company/planning-a-visit/when-to-visit-cornwall-seasons-compared/A general comparison of spring, summer, autumn and winter in Cornwall: typical weather, crowds, events and what to consider when choosing when to go.Planning a Respectful VisitWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/coastlines-and-beaches/cornish-beaches-explained/https://cornish.company/coastlines-and-beaches/cornish-beaches-explained/A plain-language guide to the main kinds of Cornish beaches, from surf-swept sand to sheltered coves and shingle, and the forces that shape each one.Coastlines and BeachesWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/coastlines-and-beaches/coves-caves-and-sea-stacks/https://cornish.company/coastlines-and-beaches/coves-caves-and-sea-stacks/How waves carve coves, caves, arches and sea stacks from Cornwall's rocky headlands, and why these dramatic shapes are best admired from a safe distance.Coastlines and BeachesWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/coastlines-and-beaches/dunes-and-sandy-habitats/https://cornish.company/coastlines-and-beaches/dunes-and-sandy-habitats/How coastal dunes form, which plants and animals live in them, and why walkers are asked to stay on marked paths to protect a fragile landscape.Coastlines and BeachesWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/coastlines-and-beaches/how-tides-work-on-the-cornish-coast/https://cornish.company/coastlines-and-beaches/how-tides-work-on-the-cornish-coast/A plain-language explanation of tidal range, spring and neap tides, and why the sea can rise quickly on Cornish beaches, coves and estuaries.Coastlines and BeachesWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/coastlines-and-beaches/north-coast-and-south-coast-compared/https://cornish.company/coastlines-and-beaches/north-coast-and-south-coast-compared/A comparison of Cornwall's exposed, wave-battered Atlantic coast and its gentler, more sheltered Channel coast, covering landscape, beaches, harbors and weather.Coastlines and BeachesWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/coastlines-and-beaches/rip-currents-and-beach-safety-flags/https://cornish.company/coastlines-and-beaches/rip-currents-and-beach-safety-flags/How rip currents form on surf beaches, how to recognize them, and what the common beach safety flags generally mean for swimmers and bathers.Coastlines and BeachesWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/coastlines-and-beaches/sea-cliffs-and-cliff-erosion/https://cornish.company/coastlines-and-beaches/sea-cliffs-and-cliff-erosion/Why Cornwall's sea cliffs slowly retreat, how waves, rain and rock structure contribute, and why cliff edges and the foot of cliffs should be avoided.Coastlines and BeachesWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/coastlines-and-beaches/shipwreck-coasts-and-coastal-hazards/https://cornish.company/coastlines-and-beaches/shipwreck-coasts-and-coastal-hazards/Why sailors feared parts of the Cornish coast: rocky headlands, strong tides, fog, gales and a lee shore, and how lights, charts and lifeboats later helped.Coastlines and BeachesWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/coastlines-and-beaches/surfing-in-cornwall-a-cultural-overview/https://cornish.company/coastlines-and-beaches/surfing-in-cornwall-a-cultural-overview/How surfing became part of the Cornish coastal scene, from early wave riding to a lasting seaside culture, and what newcomers should know about safety and courtesy.Coastlines and BeachesWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/moors-and-wildlife/the-moors-of-cornwall-explained/https://cornish.company/moors-and-wildlife/the-moors-of-cornwall-explained/A general overview of Cornwall's upland granite moors: what they are, how they formed, the plants and animals that live there, and how people have used them.Moors and WildlifeWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/moors-and-wildlife/granite-country-why-cornwall-has-tors/https://cornish.company/moors-and-wildlife/granite-country-why-cornwall-has-tors/How Cornwall's granite bedrock formed and how long weathering produced the rocky tors that crown its moors, with notes on well-known examples and safe exploring.Moors and WildlifeWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/moors-and-wildlife/heathland-and-its-wildflowers/https://cornish.company/moors-and-wildlife/heathland-and-its-wildflowers/What heathland is, why Cornwall's cliff-top and upland heath is valued, and a general guide to the heathers, gorse and coastal wildflowers that grow there.Moors and WildlifeWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/moors-and-wildlife/moorland-ponies-and-grazing/https://cornish.company/moors-and-wildlife/moorland-ponies-and-grazing/Why ponies, cattle and sheep graze Cornwall's moors, how that grazing shapes the habitat, and how visitors can behave around free-roaming animals.Moors and WildlifeWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/moors-and-wildlife/rock-pools-and-seashore-life/https://cornish.company/moors-and-wildlife/rock-pools-and-seashore-life/A beginner's guide to Cornish rock pools: how they form, what lives in them, and how to explore the shore carefully without harming the animals.Moors and WildlifeWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/moors-and-wildlife/seabirds-of-the-cornish-coast/https://cornish.company/moors-and-wildlife/seabirds-of-the-cornish-coast/A general introduction to the seabirds associated with Cornwall's cliffs and islands, including gulls, auks, fulmars, gannets and shags, with watching tips.Moors and WildlifeWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/moors-and-wildlife/seals-dolphins-and-basking-sharks/https://cornish.company/moors-and-wildlife/seals-dolphins-and-basking-sharks/A general guide to the seals, dolphins, porpoises and basking sharks seen from Cornish shores and boats, and how to watch them responsibly.Moors and WildlifeWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/moors-and-wildlife/the-mild-climate-and-sheltered-gardens-of-cornwall/https://cornish.company/moors-and-wildlife/the-mild-climate-and-sheltered-gardens-of-cornwall/Why Cornwall has a mild, oceanic climate, how shelter and soil shape its gardens, and why palms, tree ferns and other unusual plants can grow in places.Moors and WildlifeWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/moors-and-wildlife/weather-on-the-moors-and-coast/https://cornish.company/moors-and-wildlife/weather-on-the-moors-and-coast/A practical look at fog, wind, rain and sudden weather changes on Cornwall's moors and cliffs, with general advice for walkers on preparing and staying safe.Moors and WildlifeWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/industries-beyond-mining/cornish-industries-beyond-tin-and-copper/https://cornish.company/industries-beyond-mining/cornish-industries-beyond-tin-and-copper/Fishing, farming, quarrying, china clay and tourism all sustained Cornish communities alongside mining. A plain overview of the county's other trades.Industries Beyond MiningWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/industries-beyond-mining/china-clay-country-and-the-clay-tips/https://cornish.company/industries-beyond-mining/china-clay-country-and-the-clay-tips/How china clay (kaolin) is extracted in Cornwall, what it is used for, and why the pits and pale waste tips around St Austell look so distinctive.Industries Beyond MiningWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/industries-beyond-mining/cornish-farming-and-small-fields/https://cornish.company/industries-beyond-mining/cornish-farming-and-small-fields/A general look at Cornish farming: small enclosed fields, hedge boundaries, dairy herds and market gardening, and how the landscape shaped them.Industries Beyond MiningWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/industries-beyond-mining/early-vegetables-and-flower-growing/https://cornish.company/industries-beyond-mining/early-vegetables-and-flower-growing/Why Cornwall's mild, sheltered conditions suited early vegetables and cut flowers, how railways opened markets, and how flower farming developed.Industries Beyond MiningWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/industries-beyond-mining/modern-cornish-economy-in-general-terms/https://cornish.company/industries-beyond-mining/modern-cornish-economy-in-general-terms/A neutral, statistic-free overview of the main sectors in the modern Cornish economy, from tourism and farming to marine work, clay and new technology.Industries Beyond MiningWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/industries-beyond-mining/pilchard-fishing-and-the-fish-cellars/https://cornish.company/industries-beyond-mining/pilchard-fishing-and-the-fish-cellars/The historic Cornish pilchard trade: how shoals were spotted and netted, how fish were salted in cellars, and what the trade meant for coastal villages.Industries Beyond MiningWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/industries-beyond-mining/quarrying-and-granite-building-stone/https://cornish.company/industries-beyond-mining/quarrying-and-granite-building-stone/How Cornish granite and slate were quarried and used for houses, chapels, harbors and roofs, and why local stone gives Cornish towns their look.Industries Beyond MiningWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/industries-beyond-mining/seaweed-salt-and-other-coastal-resources/https://cornish.company/industries-beyond-mining/seaweed-salt-and-other-coastal-resources/The smaller coastal industries of Cornwall: seaweed gathering, sea sand, lime, shellfish, salt and wreck salvage, and how they supported households.Industries Beyond MiningWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/industries-beyond-mining/the-railway-and-the-rise-of-tourism/https://cornish.company/industries-beyond-mining/the-railway-and-the-rise-of-tourism/How the arrival of the railway in Cornwall in the nineteenth century made travel easier, carried produce out and visitors in, and helped start tourism.Industries Beyond MiningWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/maritime-history-and-lifeboats/cornwall-and-the-sea-a-maritime-history/https://cornish.company/maritime-history-and-lifeboats/cornwall-and-the-sea-a-maritime-history/A plain-language overview of how seafaring shaped Cornwall, from ancient tin trade and fishing to packet ships, mining ports, wrecks, lighthouses and lifeboats.Maritime History and LifeboatsWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/maritime-history-and-lifeboats/boatbuilding-and-traditional-working-boats/https://cornish.company/maritime-history-and-lifeboats/boatbuilding-and-traditional-working-boats/A look at traditional Cornish working boats such as luggers, pilot gigs and estuary craft, and the materials and boatbuilding skills behind them.Maritime History and LifeboatsWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/maritime-history-and-lifeboats/coastal-defenses-and-castles/https://cornish.company/maritime-history-and-lifeboats/coastal-defenses-and-castles/How forts, castles and blockhouses were built to guard Cornish harbors, from Tudor artillery castles on the Fal to Civil War sieges and later batteries.Maritime History and LifeboatsWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/maritime-history-and-lifeboats/harbors-and-quays-how-they-were-built/https://cornish.company/maritime-history-and-lifeboats/harbors-and-quays-how-they-were-built/How Cornish harbor walls, quays, piers and slipways were built from local stone to shelter boats, handle cargo and cope with Atlantic weather.Maritime History and LifeboatsWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/maritime-history-and-lifeboats/lighthouses-of-the-cornish-coast/https://cornish.company/maritime-history-and-lifeboats/lighthouses-of-the-cornish-coast/Why lighthouses were built on hazardous Cornish rocks and headlands, how their lamps and lenses work, and what changed when keepers were replaced by automation.Maritime History and LifeboatsWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/maritime-history-and-lifeboats/sailors-navigation-and-the-coastal-trade/https://cornish.company/maritime-history-and-lifeboats/sailors-navigation-and-the-coastal-trade/How the coasting trade carried ore, coal, clay and timber between small Cornish ports, and how sailors found their way using tides, landmarks and the lead line.Maritime History and LifeboatsWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/maritime-history-and-lifeboats/shipwrecks-and-the-wreck-stories/https://cornish.company/maritime-history-and-lifeboats/shipwrecks-and-the-wreck-stories/Which Cornish shipwreck accounts rest on solid evidence and which belong to legend, including the 'wrecker' myth, salvage law and real disasters.Maritime History and LifeboatsWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/maritime-history-and-lifeboats/smuggling-along-the-cornish-coast/https://cornish.company/maritime-history-and-lifeboats/smuggling-along-the-cornish-coast/A balanced look at smuggling in Cornwall: why high duties drove it, how it worked, how the authorities responded, and why the romantic image is debated.Maritime History and LifeboatsWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/maritime-history-and-lifeboats/the-lifeboat-service-in-cornwall/https://cornish.company/maritime-history-and-lifeboats/the-lifeboat-service-in-cornwall/A general explanation of the volunteer lifeboat tradition in Cornwall: how the service began, how stations and crews work, and the sacrifice of the Penlee lifeboat.Maritime History and LifeboatsWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/cornish-diaspora/the-cornish-diaspora-explained/https://cornish.company/cornish-diaspora/the-cornish-diaspora-explained/Why large numbers of Cornish people left Cornwall in the 1800s, where they settled, and how Cornish identity, faith, food and music traveled with them.The Cornish DiasporaWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/cornish-diaspora/cornish-associations-and-gatherings-worldwide/https://cornish.company/cornish-diaspora/cornish-associations-and-gatherings-worldwide/How Cornish societies, cultural clubs and gatherings help people of Cornish descent stay connected, share heritage and welcome newcomers around the world.The Cornish DiasporaWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/cornish-diaspora/cornish-communities-in-north-america/https://cornish.company/cornish-diaspora/cornish-communities-in-north-america/A general look at where Cornish settlers went in the United States and Canada, how mining regions shaped their communities, and what traces they left behind.The Cornish DiasporaWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/cornish-diaspora/cornish-in-australia-and-south-africa/https://cornish.company/cornish-diaspora/cornish-in-australia-and-south-africa/A general look at Cornish miners, farmers and families who settled in Australia and South Africa, and how mining shaped the communities they built.The Cornish DiasporaWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/cornish-diaspora/cousin-jacks-and-cousin-jennies/https://cornish.company/cornish-diaspora/cousin-jacks-and-cousin-jennies/Where the nicknames Cousin Jack and Cousin Jenny came from, what they meant to Cornish emigrants and their neighbors, and why their use is still debated.The Cornish DiasporaWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/cornish-diaspora/methodism-and-chapel-culture-overseas/https://cornish.company/cornish-diaspora/methodism-and-chapel-culture-overseas/How Methodist chapels, Sunday schools, hymn singing and tea meetings traveled with Cornish emigrants and shaped community life in mining towns abroad.The Cornish DiasporaWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/cornish-diaspora/pasties-abroad-food-as-memory/https://cornish.company/cornish-diaspora/pasties-abroad-food-as-memory/How the Cornish pasty traveled with emigrants to mining regions overseas, and why a simple pastry came to stand for home, family and identity.The Cornish DiasporaWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/cornish-diaspora/tracing-cornish-ancestry/https://cornish.company/cornish-diaspora/tracing-cornish-ancestry/A general guide to the records family historians use to trace Cornish ancestors, from civil registration and censuses to parish registers, wills and passenger lists.The Cornish DiasporaWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/cornish-diaspora/why-cornish-miners-went-abroad/https://cornish.company/cornish-diaspora/why-cornish-miners-went-abroad/The push of struggling Cornish mines and the pull of overseas opportunity explain why so many miners emigrated in the 1800s, with caution about the details.The Cornish DiasporaWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/architecture-and-place-names/cornish-place-names-how-to-read-them/https://cornish.company/architecture-and-place-names/cornish-place-names-how-to-read-them/A plain guide to the building blocks of Cornish place names, how they are put together, and why spellings and meanings are often uncertain.Buildings, Place Names and WordsWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/architecture-and-place-names/a-glossary-of-cornish-terms/https://cornish.company/architecture-and-place-names/a-glossary-of-cornish-terms/A short reference to widely known Cornish words and terms from mining, language, landscape and daily life, with notes that spellings and meanings vary.Buildings, Place Names and WordsWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/architecture-and-place-names/chapels-and-churches-of-cornwall/https://cornish.company/architecture-and-place-names/chapels-and-churches-of-cornwall/How Cornwall's nonconformist chapels, especially Methodist ones, stood beside the older parish churches and shaped community life, music and landscape.Buildings, Place Names and WordsWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/architecture-and-place-names/cornish-cottages-and-granite-buildings/https://cornish.company/architecture-and-place-names/cornish-cottages-and-granite-buildings/How local stone, slate, cob and lime shaped traditional Cornish houses, farms and village buildings, and what to look for when you walk past them.Buildings, Place Names and WordsWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/architecture-and-place-names/cornish-english-dialect-words-and-sayings/https://cornish.company/architecture-and-place-names/cornish-english-dialect-words-and-sayings/An introduction to Cornish English, the dialect of English spoken in Cornwall, with a few well-known words and a note on respect, spelling and change.Buildings, Place Names and WordsWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/architecture-and-place-names/cornish-hedges-as-living-walls/https://cornish.company/architecture-and-place-names/cornish-hedges-as-living-walls/What a Cornish hedge is, how these stone-faced earth banks are built and cared for, and why they shelter such a rich range of wildlife.Buildings, Place Names and WordsWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/architecture-and-place-names/fish-cellars-and-net-lofts/https://cornish.company/architecture-and-place-names/fish-cellars-and-net-lofts/What fish cellars and net lofts were, how these working buildings were used around Cornish harbors, and how to recognize them when you visit.Buildings, Place Names and WordsWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/architecture-and-place-names/saints-names-in-cornish-villages/https://cornish.company/architecture-and-place-names/saints-names-in-cornish-villages/Why so many Cornish villages carry the names of early saints, what a Lan or St name usually signals, and why the stories behind them are hard to verify.Buildings, Place Names and WordsWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/architecture-and-place-names/tre-pol-and-pen-common-name-prefixes/https://cornish.company/architecture-and-place-names/tre-pol-and-pen-common-name-prefixes/What the Cornish name beginnings Tre, Pol and Pen generally mean, how to spot them on maps, and why spellings and meanings vary from place to place.Buildings, Place Names and WordsWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/literature-and-art/cornwall-in-literature/https://cornish.company/literature-and-art/cornwall-in-literature/An overview of how novelists, poets and storytellers have portrayed Cornwall, from Arthurian romance to smuggling tales, mining novels and modern fiction.Literature and ArtWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/literature-and-art/carols-choirs-and-male-voice-singing/https://cornish.company/literature-and-art/carols-choirs-and-male-voice-singing/How chapel life, mining communities and Christmas customs fed Cornwall's choir tradition, from village carol singing to the male voice choirs of today.Literature and ArtWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/literature-and-art/crafts-pottery-weaving-and-wood/https://cornish.company/literature-and-art/crafts-pottery-weaving-and-wood/A general survey of Cornish crafts, from pottery and textiles to woodwork, basketry and stone carving, and how local materials and trades shaped them.Literature and ArtWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/literature-and-art/film-and-television-landscapes/https://cornish.company/literature-and-art/film-and-television-landscapes/How Cornwall appears in film and television, which images recur, and how screen portrayals shape what visitors and viewers expect of the county.Literature and ArtWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/literature-and-art/folk-music-and-song-in-cornwall/https://cornish.company/literature-and-art/folk-music-and-song-in-cornwall/A general introduction to Cornwall's singing tradition: songs of the sea and mines, seasonal customs, dance tunes and the modern folk revival.Literature and ArtWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/literature-and-art/landscape-painting-and-the-artist-colonies/https://cornish.company/literature-and-art/landscape-painting-and-the-artist-colonies/Why painters were drawn to Cornwall, how artist colonies grew at Newlyn and St Ives, and how landscape painting changed from realism to modern abstraction.Literature and ArtWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/literature-and-art/light-and-seascape-why-artists-came/https://cornish.company/literature-and-art/light-and-seascape-why-artists-came/Looks at the reputation of Cornish light, the explanations people offer for it, and why many observers say the claim is debated rather than settled.Literature and ArtWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/literature-and-art/sculpture-and-public-art-in-cornwall/https://cornish.company/literature-and-art/sculpture-and-public-art-in-cornwall/A general look at carved stone, from ancient crosses and church carving to twentieth-century sculpture and the public art found in Cornish towns and landscapes.Literature and ArtWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/literature-and-art/writers-who-wrote-about-cornwall/https://cornish.company/literature-and-art/writers-who-wrote-about-cornwall/A cautious look at the range of authors connected to Cornwall, from Victorian poets and novelists to twentieth-century storytellers, with notes on how to read them.Literature and ArtWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/legends-and-supernatural/cornish-legends-and-their-origins/https://cornish.company/legends-and-supernatural/cornish-legends-and-their-origins/How Cornwall's oral stories of giants, saints, spirits and drowned lands were passed on, written down in the 1800s, and reshaped along the way.Legends and the SupernaturalWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/legends-and-supernatural/ghost-stories-and-haunted-places/https://cornish.company/legends-and-supernatural/ghost-stories-and-haunted-places/Cornish ghost stories as folklore rather than fact: the types of tale, famous figures like Tregeagle, how haunted places get their reputations, and why.Legends and the SupernaturalWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/legends-and-supernatural/giants-in-the-cornish-landscape/https://cornish.company/legends-and-supernatural/giants-in-the-cornish-landscape/How tales of giants became attached to Cornish rocks, hills and islands, from Cormoran at St Michael's Mount to Bolster and the stones said to be thrown.Legends and the SupernaturalWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/legends-and-supernatural/knockers-in-the-mines/https://cornish.company/legends-and-supernatural/knockers-in-the-mines/The legend of the knockers, the small spirits miners believed they heard underground, and how the tradition reflects the beliefs, risks and customs of mining life.Legends and the SupernaturalWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/legends-and-supernatural/lost-lands-and-drowned-villages/https://cornish.company/legends-and-supernatural/lost-lands-and-drowned-villages/Legends of Lyonesse and other drowned places in Cornwall, set beside the geology of rising sea levels, submerged forests and eroding coasts.Legends and the SupernaturalWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/legends-and-supernatural/mermaid-tales-of-the-coast/https://cornish.company/legends-and-supernatural/mermaid-tales-of-the-coast/A survey of well-known Cornish mermaid stories, including Zennor, Padstow and Cury, and how the tales differ in mood, moral and setting.Legends and the SupernaturalWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/legends-and-supernatural/piskies-and-little-people/https://cornish.company/legends-and-supernatural/piskies-and-little-people/Folk beliefs about Cornish piskies, spriggans, buccas and other small spirits: what they were said to do, how people protected themselves, and where the ideas came from.Legends and the SupernaturalWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/legends-and-supernatural/saints-legends-and-holy-wells/https://cornish.company/legends-and-supernatural/saints-legends-and-holy-wells/How tales of early Cornish saints, such as Ia, Neot and Keyne, grew into local lore, and how holy wells became places of story, custom and healing belief.Legends and the SupernaturalWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/legends-and-supernatural/the-legend-of-king-arthur-and-cornwall/https://cornish.company/legends-and-supernatural/the-legend-of-king-arthur-and-cornwall/The traditional links between King Arthur and Cornwall, from Tintagel to Dozmary Pool, and why historians treat most of them with caution.Legends and the SupernaturalWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/festivals-and-customs/the-cornish-calendar-of-customs/https://cornish.company/festivals-and-customs/the-cornish-calendar-of-customs/A general overview of the Cornish year in customs, from winter carols and Saint Piran's Day to May Day, midsummer fires and harvest thanksgiving.Festivals and CustomsWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/festivals-and-customs/christmas-and-new-year-customs/https://cornish.company/festivals-and-customs/christmas-and-new-year-customs/A general look at winter customs in Cornwall, from carol singing and chapel services to guise dancing, solstice revivals and New Year traditions.Festivals and CustomsWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/festivals-and-customs/gorsedh-and-celtic-gatherings/https://cornish.company/festivals-and-customs/gorsedh-and-celtic-gatherings/How the bardic Gorsedh tradition reached Cornwall, what happens at Gorsedh Kernow, and how it fits into the wider Celtic revival and pan-Celtic gatherings.Festivals and CustomsWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/festivals-and-customs/harvest-festivals-and-church-customs/https://cornish.company/festivals-and-customs/harvest-festivals-and-church-customs/An overview of harvest thanksgiving in Cornwall: decorated churches and chapels, older farming customs like the last sheaf, and how the season is marked today.Festivals and CustomsWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/festivals-and-customs/may-day-customs-and-garland-traditions/https://cornish.company/festivals-and-customs/may-day-customs-and-garland-traditions/A general guide to May Day in Cornwall: greenery, garlands, processions and singing, how spring was welcomed, and which customs are old, revived or debated.Festivals and CustomsWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/festivals-and-customs/midsummer-bonfires/https://cornish.company/festivals-and-customs/midsummer-bonfires/The tradition of Midsummer bonfires on Cornish hilltops: Saint John's Eve, the old beacon fires, the twentieth-century revival and the debated Celtic links.Festivals and CustomsWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/festivals-and-customs/obby-oss-and-hobby-horse-traditions/https://cornish.company/festivals-and-customs/obby-oss-and-hobby-horse-traditions/An introduction to the hobby horse custom in Cornwall, including Padstow's May Day 'Obby 'Oss, its songs and costumes, and the debated origins of the tradition.Festivals and CustomsWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/festivals-and-customs/saint-piran-day-and-cornish-flag-day/https://cornish.company/festivals-and-customs/saint-piran-day-and-cornish-flag-day/What Saint Piran's Day on March 5 is, how the Cornish flag is flown, the saint's tin-mining associations, and how the day is observed in Cornwall and overseas.Festivals and CustomsWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cornish.company/festivals-and-customs/tom-bawcock-eve/https://cornish.company/festivals-and-customs/tom-bawcock-eve/The Mousehole festival on December 23, the legend of Tom Bawcock and the stargazy pie, the debated origins of the story, and how the evening is kept today.Festivals and CustomsWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT