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Cornwall

Cornwall
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About Cornwall

Cornwall is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is one of the Celtic nations and 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 urban area is the Redruth and Camborne conurbation.

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You say David Cameron is causing great distress on the coast of Cornwall and George Osborne is wandering aimlessly about the Pacific. Michael Gove is blowing people all over the place.

from 155: No Such Thing As Hurricane Schmurricane, 2017-03-10 at 00:22:44 ยท read transcript

Other times Cornwall came up

  1. Right. They were in Cornwall and everyone said oh well it's Cornwall you know it's a they said basically they said well it's a different country so the rules are different there as at the time it was. Also the guy in Cornwall who claimed that his crest was the same was a guy called Carmenow and he claimed that his crest had been given by King Arthur which was quite impressive considering he didn't exist.

    342: No Such Thing As A Presidential Fight Club, 2020-10-09 ยท listen

  2. Exactly. It could have been sent to there was a British Royal Naval Officer in 1798 called Richard Bastard. Could have gone to him Rich Bastard. There was also a rich bastard who was born in 1788 in Cornwall. He changed his name actually to Richard Bastion, and it seems to be, it changed it just when he got married. They got married to a woman called Jennifer Sincock. They became the Bastions.

    No Such Thing As A Guide Dog Called Neil, 2022-03-11 ยท listen

  3. It could have been sent to... There was a British Royal Naval officer in 1798 called Richard Bastard. No! Could have gone to him, Rich Bastard. There was also a Rich Bastard who was born in 1788 in Cornwall. He changed his name, actually, to Richard Bastion, and it seems to be... It changed it just when he got married. He got married to a woman called Jennifer Sincock. They became the Bastions.

    417: No Such Thing As A Guide Dog Called Neil, 2022-03-11 ยท listen

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