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This is a list of flags that are used exclusively in Cornwall , or by the Cornish people, a recognised national minority of the United Kingdom.
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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 | 12th century, adopted in 1890 [1] | Saint Piran's Cross, named for the Cornish patron saint, also known as the Flag of Cornwall (Baner Peran). | A centred white cross on a black background |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Pre-1695 | Standard of the Duke of Cornwall | 15 Cornish golden bezants on a black field |
 | pre-2007 | Flag of the Duchy of Cornwall, flown outside the Duchy's offices in London |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Banner of the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe | A square banner of the Earl's coat of arms. | |
 | Banner of the Viscount Falmouth | A banner of the arms of the Boscawen family (the current holders of the title), flown atop the country house of Tregothnan. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 2002 | The Scillonian Cross, the official flag of the Isles of Scilly. | The Scillonian Cross, top half gold; representing the golden sand of the beaches, bottom half blue; representing the sea. Also with the top right corner picturing stars representing the location of the islands. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1876 | Flag of the Diocese of Truro [ citation needed ] | A Saint George's Cross defaced with the coat of arms of the Diocese in the canton. |
 | 1950 | Flag of St Austell Parish | A white eagle flying westwards over a gold map of Cornwall on a field of blue. [2] |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-1415 | Two Cornish wrestlers in a hitch, still used by the Cornish Wrestling association. Supposed used at Agincourt [ citation needed ] | ||
| ?? | The Cornish chough used as an emblem.[ citation needed ] |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Link to file | 1894 | Cornwall County Cricket Club | |
 | 1883 | Cornwall Rugby Football Union | A Saint Piran's Cross with two horizontal gold stripes in each quarter. |
 | Cornish Wrestling Association | A banner used by the Cornish Wrestling Association, based on that allegedly used by Cornish soldiers at Agincourt. The text above the wrestlers reads "KERNOW BYS VYKEN" ("CORNWALL FOREVER"), and the text below the wrestlers reads "GWARY WHEK YU GWARY TEK" ("GOOD PLAY IS FAIR PLAY"). | |
 | 1928 | Gorsedh Kernow | |
 | 1920 | Isles of Scilly Steamship Company | A white cross on a blue field, with each quarter containing one of the company's initials in red. [3] |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1972 | Cargreen Yacht Club | A green burgee defaced with a red brick chimney outlined in black in the hoist. |
 | 1921 | Flushing Sailing Club | A black burgee defaced with a gold letter "V". |
 | 1948 | Helford River Sailing Club | A blue burgee divided by a red cross outlined in white, with a gold ship in the centre. |
 | 1934 | Looe Sailing Club | A diagonally divided burgee of seven red and yellow stripes (four red and three yellow) defaced with a black silhouette of a ship on the waves. |
 | 1963 | Mylor Yacht Club | A white burgee divided by a red Saint George's Cross with the shield from the arms of the Duchy of Cornwall in the canton. |
 | 1965 | Padstow Sailing Club | A white burgee defaced with a red-and-white fish and surrounded by a blue border. |
 | 1939–1990s | Penzance Sailing Club | A white burgee defaced with a black skull and crossbones. [4] |
 | 1990s | Penzance Sailing Club | A black burgee divided by a white Saint Piran's Cross, with a black skull and crossbones on a white disc in the centre. [4] |
 | 1958 | Port Navas Yacht Club | A black burgee with the white-coloured initials "PNYC" arranged vertically in the hoist and separated from the rest of the burgee by a vertical white line, and the rest of the burgee divided by a white Saint Piran's Cross with a gold ship's wheel to the upper left of the cross. |
 | 1951 | Porthpean Sailing Club | A blue burgee divided by a white cross, defaced in the centre with a white shield bearing a red saltire. |
 | 1974 | The Quay Sailing Club | A white burgee with a crimson border, defaced with a white shield containing three black bells (two above and one below) in the hoist, and the black-coloured initials "Q.S.C." in the fly. |
 | 1933 | Restronguet Sailing Club | A blue burgee defaced with a white seashell and surrounded by a white border. |
 | 1938 | Rock Sailing and Waterski Club | A yellow burgee defaced with a black silhouette of a camel. |
  | 1871 | Royal Cornwall Yacht Club | Blue Ensign, with the Prince of Wales's feathers heraldic badge. [5] |
  | 1880 | Royal Fowey Yacht Club | Red Ensign, with the coat of arms of the Duke of Cornwall. [6] |
 | 1920 | St Mawes Sailing Club | A white-and-red quartered burgee with the shield from the arms of the Duchy of Cornwall in the canton. |
 | 1898 | Saltash Sailing Club | |
 | 1891 | Torpoint Mosquito Sailing Club | A dark blue burgee divided by a white cross and defaced with a red diamond in the centre. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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 | Another unofficial Cornish Merchant Naval ensign [7] | Black flag with a white cross, and a Union Jack in the canton. | |
 | Another unofficial Cornish ensign, flown on the ferry from St Mawes to Falmouth.[ citation needed ] | A black field divided by a white cross, with a Union Jack in the canton and the Standard of the Duke of Cornwall in the lower fly. | |
 | 1988 | Another unofficial Cornish ensign, flown by Cornish Australians [8] | The Cornish flag defaced with the Standard Stars of the Australian Flag. |
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Bodmin is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated south-west of Bodmin Moor.
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.
Truro is a cathedral city and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is Cornwall's county town, sole city and a centre for administration, leisure and retail trading. Its population was 18,766 in the 2011 census. People of Truro can be called Truronians. It grew as a trade centre through its port and as a stannary town for tin mining. It became mainland Britain's southernmost city in 1876, with the founding of the Diocese of Truro. It is home to Cornwall Council, the Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro Cathedral, the Hall for Cornwall and Cornwall's Courts of Justice.
Newquay is a town on the north coast in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is a civil parish, seaside resort, regional centre for aerospace industries with a spaceport, and a fishing port on the North Atlantic coast of Cornwall, approximately 12 miles (19 km) north of Truro and 20 miles (32 km) west of Bodmin.
Bude is a seaside town in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, in the civil parish of Bude-Stratton and at the mouth of the River Neet. It was sometimes formerly known as Bude Haven. It lies southwest of Stratton, south of Flexbury and Poughill, and north of Widemouth Bay, located along the A3073 road off the A39. Bude is twinned with Ergué-Gabéric in Brittany, France. Bude's coast faces Bude Bay in the Celtic Sea, part of the Atlantic Ocean. The population of the civil parish can be found under Bude-Stratton.
Saint Piran's Flag is the flag of Cornwall. The earliest known description of the flag, referred to as the Standard of Cornwall, was written in 1838. It is used by some Cornish people as a symbol of their identity.
Liskeard is an ancient stannary and market town in south-east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately 20 miles (32 km) west of Plymouth, 14 miles (23 km) west of the Devon border, and 12 miles (20 km) east of Bodmin. The Bodmin Moor lies to the north-west of the town. The total population of the town at the 2011 census was 11,366
Camborne is a town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The population at the 2011 Census was 20,845. The northern edge of the parish includes a section of the South West Coast Path, Hell's Mouth and Deadman's Cove.
Fowey is a port town and civil parish at the mouth of the River Fowey in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town has been in existence since well before the Norman invasion, with the local church first established some time in the 7th century; the estuary of the River Fowey forms a natural harbour which enabled the town to become an important trading centre. Privateers also made use of the sheltered harbourage. The Lostwithiel and Fowey Railway brought China clay here for export.
Saint Austell is a town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, 10 miles (16 km) south of Bodmin and 30 miles (48 km) west of the border with Devon.
Lostwithiel is a civil parish and small town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom at the head of the estuary of the River Fowey. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 2,739, increasing to 2,899 at the 2011 census. The Lostwithiel electoral ward had a population of 4,639 at the 2011 census. The name Lostwithiel comes from the Cornish "lostwydhyel" which means "tail of a wooded area".
Saltash is a town and civil parish in south Cornwall, England. It had a population of 16,184 in 2011 census. Saltash faces the city of Plymouth over the River Tamar and is popularly known as "the Gateway to Cornwall". Saltash’s landmarks include the Tamar Bridge which connects Plymouth to Cornwall by road, and the Royal Albert Bridge. The area of Latchbrook is part of the town.
St Erth is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
St Just, known as St Just in Penwith, is a town and civil parish in the Penwith district of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It lies along the B3306 road which connects St Ives to the A30 road. The parish encompasses the town of St Just and the nearby settlements of Trewellard, Pendeen and Kelynack: it is bounded by the parishes of Morvah to the north-east, Sancreed and Madron to the east, St Buryan and Sennen to the south and by the sea in the west. The parish consists of 7,622 acres (3,085 ha) of land, 12 acres (4.9 ha) of water and 117 acres (47.3 ha) of foreshore. The town of St Just is the most westerly town in mainland Britain and is situated approximately 8 miles (13 km) west of Penzance along the A3071. St Just parish, which includes Pendeen and the surrounding area, has a population of 4,637. An electoral ward of the same name also exists: the population of this ward at the same census was 4,812.
St Columb Major is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Often referred to locally as St Columb, it is approximately seven miles (11 km) southwest of Wadebridge and six miles (10 km) east of Newquay The designation Major distinguishes it from the nearby settlement and parish of St Columb Minor on the coast. An electoral ward simply named St Columb exists with a population at the 2011 census of 5,050. The town is named after the 6th-century AD Saint Columba of Cornwall, also known as Columb.
Penryn is a civil parish and town in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is on the Penryn River about 1 mile (1.6 km) northwest of Falmouth. The population was 7,166 in the 2001 census and had been reduced to 6,812 in the 2011 census, a drop of more than 300 people across the ten-year time gap. There are two electoral wards covering Penryn: 'Penryn East and Mylor' and 'Penryn West'. The total population of both wards in the 2011 census was 9,790.
Illogan is a village and civil parish in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, two miles (3 km) northwest of Redruth. The population of Illogan was 5,404 at the 2011 census. In the same year the population of the Camborne-Redruth urban area, which also includes Carn Brea, Illogan and several satellite villages, stood at 55,400 making it the largest conurbation in Cornwall. Originally a rural area supporting itself by farming and agriculture, Illogan shared in the general leap into prosperity brought about by the mining boom, which was experienced by the whole Camborne-Redruth area.
St Dennis is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is situated on the B3279 between Newquay and St Austell.
Probus is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom. It has the tallest church tower in Cornwall. The tower is 129 feet (39 m) high, and richly decorated with carvings. The place name originates from the church's dedication to Saint Probus. The parish population at the 2011 census was 2,299, whereas the ward population taken at the same census was 3,953.
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