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1. County and Shire. Meaning of the Word 1
2. General Characteristics 3
3. Size, Shape, Boundaries 5
4. Surface and General Features 8
5. Watershed, Rivers 13
6. Geology and Soil 19
7. Natural History 26
8. Around the Coast. From Morwenstow to Land's End 31
9. Around the Coast. From Land's End to Rame Head 41
10. The Coast—Gains and Losses 51
11. The Coast—Tides, Islands, and Lighthouses 57
12. Climate—Rainfall 61
13. People—Race, Dialect, Population 67
14. Agriculture—Main Cultivations. Stock 72
15. Industries and Manufactures 79
16. Minerals and Mining 80
17. Fisheries 88
18. Shipping and Trade 94
19. History 97
20. Antiquities: Prehistoric, Roman, Celtic, Saxon 106
21. Architecture: (a) Ecclesiastical 114
22. Architecture: (b) Military—Castles 125
23. Architecture: (c) Domestic and Monastic 128
24. Communications—Roads, Railways 132
25. Administration and Divisions, Ancient and Modern 135
26. Roll of Honour 140
27. The Chief Towns and Villages of Cornwall 148
28. Diagrams 160

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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