Cornwall

Local Authority District in England

Cornwall, South West

§ This page gives an overview of the Cornwall local authority district, bringing together key facts, maps, and data to help you quickly understand the area. One of 361 district profiles on Baseview.

Overview ⁞ Cornwall forms the southwestern tip of mainland England and includes the Isles of Scilly within its ceremonial boundary. Known for its Celtic heritage, dramatic coastline, and unique culture, Cornwall has a distinct identity, including its own Cornish language revival. The area is heavily reliant on tourism, agriculture, and creative industries. Governed by the Cornwall Council unitary authority, the Isles of Scilly are administered separately by the Council of the Isles of Scilly.

The administrative boundary of Cornwall can be viewed on OpenStreetMap: District Boundary of Cornwall.

Map of Cornwall — Administrative Boundary of Cornwall (Local Authority District)

Key Facts about Cornwall

What region is Cornwall in? Cornwall is in the South West of England, a region within the UK.

What county is Cornwall in? Cornwall is in the county of Cornwall.

Is Cornwall a city? Yes, Cornwall is a city. Cornwall holds official city status as one of the 76 designated cities in the UK.

Who governs Cornwall? The local government for this district is: Cornwall Council (Unitary Authority).

▶ Official website of Cornwall Council 🔗 cornwall.gov.uk

Which police force covers Cornwall? Policing in Cornwall is provided by Devon & Cornwall Police 🔗 devon-cornwall.police.uk, which serves 12 local authority districts: Cornwall ⁞ East Devon ⁞ Exeter ⁞ Isles of Scilly ⁞ Mid Devon ⁞ North Devon ⁞ Plymouth ⁞ South Hams ⁞ Teignbridge ⁞ Torbay ⁞ Torridge ⁞ West Devon.

Cornwall in International Geographies

In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, Cornwall is within an ITLs Level 3 area:

(ITL 1) South West
(ITL 2) ⇒ Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
(ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Cornwall and Isles of Scilly

The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.

This district page, Cornwall, is a sub-page of this county page: Cornwall and this region page: South West. It zooms in to local authorities and parliamentary constituencies, and provides a list of wards in this district. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK local authority districts: List of Local Authority Districts.

Constituencies in Cornwall

A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.

Wards in Cornwall

Cornwall is divided into 87 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.

Altarnun & Stoke Climsland
Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard
Bodmin St Petroc's
Bude
Callington & St Dominic
Calstock
Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill
Camborne Trelowarren
Camborne West & Treswithian
Camelford & Boscastle
Constantine, Mabe & Mawnan
Crowan, Sithney & Wendron
Falmouth Arwenack
Falmouth Boslowick
Falmouth Penwerris
Falmouth Trescobeas & Budock
Feock & Kea
Four Lanes, Beacon & Troon
Fowey, Tywardreath & Par
Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend
Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East
Hayle West
Helston North
Helston South & Meneage
Illogan & Portreath
Land's End
Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence
Lanner, Stithians & Gwennap
Launceston North & North Petherwin
Launceston South
Liskeard Central
Liskeard South & Dobwalls
Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth
Looe East & Deviock
Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos
Lostwithiel & Lanreath
Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor
Lynher
Mevagissey & St Austell Bay
Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan
Mullion & St Keverne
Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth
Newquay Central & Pentire
Newquay Porth & Tretherras
Newquay Trenance
Padstow
Penryn
Penwithick & Boscoppa
Penzance East
Penzance Promenade
Perranporth
Pool & Tehidy
Porthleven, Breage & Germoe
Poundstock
Probus & St Erme
Rame Peninsula & St Germans
Redruth Central, Carharrack & St Day
Redruth North
Redruth South
Roche & Bugle
Saltash Essa
Saltash Tamar
Saltash Trematon & Landrake
St Agnes
St Austell Bethel & Holmbush
St Austell Central & Gover
St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles
St Blazey
St Cleer & Menheniot
St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn
St Columb Minor & Colan
St Dennis & St Enoder
St Goran, Tregony & the Roseland
St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay
St Ives West & Towednack
St Mewan & Grampound
St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern
St Stephen-in-Brannel
St Teath & Tintagel
Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow
Threemilestone & Chacewater
Torpoint
Truro Boscawen & Redannick
Truro Moresk & Trehaverne
Truro Tregolls
Wadebridge East & St Minver
Wadebridge West & St Mabyn

In the UK, a ward is a subdivision of a local authority area, used mainly for electoral and statistical purposes. Defined by the ONS, wards represent the primary unit for local elections, each returning one or more councillors to the local council. Wards are also used as a key geography for presenting population and census data.

Parishes in Cornwall

Cornwall is fully parished: 212 civil parishes, listed A-Z below.

Advent
Altarnun
Antony
Blisland
Boconnoc
Bodmin
Botusfleming
Boyton
Braddock
Breage
Bude-Stratton
Budock
Callington
Calstock
Camborne
Camelford
Cardinham
Carharrack
Carlyon
Carn Brea
Chacewater
Colan
Constantine
Crantock
Crowan
Cubert
Cury
Davidstow
Delabole
Deviock
Dobwalls
Duloe
Egloshayle
Egloskerry
Falmouth
Feock
Forrabury and Minster
Fowey
Germoe
Gerrans
Grade-Ruan
Grampound with Creed
Gunwalloe
Gweek
Gwennap
Gwinear-Gwithian
Hayle
Helland
Helston
Illogan
Jacobstow
Kea
Kenwyn
Kilkhampton
Ladock
Landewednack
Landrake with St. Erney
Landulph
Laneast
Lanhydrock
Lanivet
Lanlivery
Lanner
Lanreath
Lanteglos
Launcells
Launceston
Lawhitton Rural
Lesnewth
Lewannick
Lezant
Linkinhorne
Liskeard
Looe
Lostwithiel
Ludgvan
Luxulyan
Mabe
Madron
Maker-with-Rame
Manaccan
Marazion
Marhamchurch
Mawgan-in-Meneage
Mawgan-in-Pydar
Mawnan
Menheniot
Mevagissey
Michaelstow
Millbrook
Morvah
Morval
Morwenstow
Mullion
Mylor
Newquay
North Hill
North Petherwin
North Tamerton
Otterham
Padstow
Pelynt
Penryn
Pentewan Valley
Penzance
Perranarworthal
Perranuthnoe
Perranzabuloe
Philleigh
Pillaton
Polperro
Ponsanooth
Porthleven
Portreath
Poundstock
Probus
Quethiock
Redruth
Roche
Ruanlanihorne
Saltash
Sancreed
Sennen
Sheviock
Sithney
South Hill
South Petherwin
St Austell
St Austell Bay
St. Agnes
St. Allen
St. Anthony-in-Meneage
St. Blaise
St. Breock
St. Breward
St. Buryan, Lamorna and Paul
St. Cleer
St. Clement
St. Clether
St. Columb Major
St. Day
St. Dennis
St. Dominick
St. Endellion
St. Enoder
St. Erme
St. Erth
St. Ervan
St. Eval
St. Ewe
St. Gennys
St. Germans
St. Goran
St. Hilary
St. Issey
St. Ive and Pensilva
St. Ives
St. John
St. Juliot
St. Just
St. Just-in-Roseland
St. Keverne
St. Kew
St. Keyne and Trewidland
St. Levan
St. Mabyn
St. Martin-by-Looe
St. Martin-in-Meneage
St. Mellion
St. Merryn
St. Mewan
St. Michael Caerhays
St. Michael Penkevil
St. Michael's Mount
St. Minver Highlands
St. Minver Lowlands
St. Neot
St. Newlyn East
St. Pinnock
St. Sampson
St. Stephen-in-Brannel
St. Stephens by Launceston Rural
St. Teath
St. Thomas the Apostle Rural
St. Tudy
St. Veep
St. Wenn
St. Winnow
Stithians
Stokeclimsland
Tintagel
Torpoint
Towednack
Tregony with Cuby
Tremaine
Treneglos
Tresmeer
Trevalga
Treverbyn
Trewen
Truro
Tywardreath and Par
Veryan
Wadebridge
Warbstow
Warleggan
Week St. Mary
Wendron
Werrington
Whitstone
Withiel
Zennor

A civil parish is the lowest tier of local government in England, used for villages, small towns, and suburbs. They have their own local authority, either a parish council or a parish meeting, which provides local services like managing parks, allotments, and streetlights, and represents the community's views to larger councils.

Built-up Areas in Cornwall

Cornwall covers 203 built-up areas, listed below in alphabetical order.

Ashton (Cornwall)
Barripper and Penponds
Bissoe
Blackwater (Cornwall)
Bodmin
Bolingey
Boscastle
Breage
Bude
Budock Water
Bugle
Callington
Calstock *
Camborne
Cambrose
Camelford
Canon's Town
Carbis Bay
Carey Park
Cargreen
Carharrack
Carkeel
Carloggas
Carlyon Bay
Carnon Downs and Devoran
Cawsand and Kingsand
Chacewater
Chilsworthy (Cornwall)
Clampits
Connor Downs
Constantine
Constantine Bay
Coverack
Crantock
Crowlas
Cubert
Darite
Delabole
Dobwalls
Doublebois
Downderry
Downgate
Duporth
Egloshayle
Falmouth
Feock
Flushing
Four Lanes
Fowey
Foxhole
Frogpool
Godolphin Cross
Goldsithney
Goonhavern
Gorran Haven
Grampound
Grampound Road
Gunnislake and St Ann's Chapel *
Gweek
Harcourt
Harrowbarrow
Hayle
Helford Passage
Helston
Illogan
Indian Queens, Fraddon and St Columb Road
Kelly Bray
Kelynack
Kilkhampton
Landrake
Lanivet
Lanjeth
Lanner
Launceston
Leedstown
Lelant
Lerryn
Lewannick
Liskeard
Lizard
Longrock
Looe
Lostwithiel
Luxulyan
Mabe Burnthouse
Madron
Marazion
Marhamchurch
Mawgan
Mawgan Porth
Mawnan Smith
Menheniot
Mevagissey
Millbrook
Mount Hawke
Mousehole
Mullion
Mullion Cove
Mylor Bridge
Nanpean
Newlyn
Newquay
Padstow
Par
Pelynt
Pendeen
Penelewey
Penpol
Penryn
Pensilva
Penwithick
Penzance
Perran Downs
Perranarworthal
Perranporth
Perranwell Station
Playing Place
Polgooth
Polkerris
Polperro
Polruan
Polzeath and Trebetherick
Ponsanooth
Pool and Illogan
Port Isaac
Porth Navas
Porthleven
Porthtowan
Portreath
Portscatho
Poughill
Praa Sands
Praze-an-Beeble
Probus
Quintrell Downs
Reawla
Redruth
Roche
Rock (Cornwall)
Rose-an-Grouse
Rose-in-the-bush
Rosudgeon
Ruan Minor
Saltash
Shortlanesend
St Agnes
St Austell
St Blazey
St Breward
St Buryan
St Cleer
St Columb Major
St Day
St Dennis
St Dominick
St Erme and Trispen
St Erth
St Ervan
St Eval
St Germans
St Ives (Cornwall)
St Just
St Keverne
St Mabyn
St Mawes
St Merryn
St Neot
St Newlyn East
St Stephen
St Teath
St Tudy
Stenalees
Sticker
Stithians
Stratton (Cornwall)
Summercourt
The Towans
Threemilestone
Tintagel
Tolvaddon
Torpoint
Tregony
Tregrehan Mills
Tremar
Tresillian
Trethosa
Trevellas
Trevone
Trewassa
Trewoon
Troon (Cornwall)
Truro
Tywardreath
Tywardreath Highway
Venterdon
Victoria
Wadebridge
Week St Mary
Wheal Rose
White Cross
Whitemoor
Widemouth Bay
Withnoe

In the UK, a Built-up Area (BUA) is a continuous urban area of at least 20 hectares (0.2 km²), defined by the ONS as land where buildings are generally no more than 200 metres apart, such as towns, cities, or large villages. (Note: A BUA name marked with an asterisk (*) indicates that the area is situated partly in the district of Cornwall.)

Cornwall compared with other districts in the UK

This section shows how Cornwall compares with other local authority districts in the UK, using a variety of measures and rankings.

Cornwall has 87 electoral wards.

Cornwall compared with other districts — ▮ Smaller: 358 ▮ Similar: 1 ▮ Larger: 2 (compared with 361 districts)

Cornwall has a population of 583,289 (2024 mid-year estimate by ONS)

Population of Cornwall compared with other districts — Population of Cornwall, compared with other districts in England and Wales

More local statistics and data for Cornwall can be found on the ONS statistics for Cornwall.