Cornish studies resources @CornishStudies
This account links to my Cornish studies website, which is the first port of call for accurate information on Cornwall past and present and on Cornish studies bernarddeacon.com Kernow Joined December 2018-
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Concerns surface about overtourism in Cornwall. In 1920! bernarddeacon.com/2026/03/07/hou…
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Cornwall's last food riot? bernarddeacon.com/2026/02/27/cor…
And finally we have the shopkeepers, merchants, hawkers and fishwives - bernarddeacon.com/2025/03/01/the…
Which parts of Victorian Cornwall were home to the highest numbers of dressmakers, knitters and factory girls? bernarddeacon.com/2025/02/28/clo…
The first of three posts to complete the parish-level analysis of occupations in Cornwall from the 1861 census bernarddeacon.com/2025/02/27/cor…
Summing up the distribution of women at the mine in 19th century Cornwall bernarddeacon.com/2025/02/09/bal…
The geography of domestic service bernarddeacon.com/2025/02/08/a-w…
The geography of seafarers and boatmen in 19th century Cornwall bernarddeacon.com/2025/02/07/tho…
Where were all the fishermen 135 years ago? bernarddeacon.com/2025/02/06/fin…
Quantifying Cornwall's clay workers and quarrymen in the 1860s bernarddeacon.com/2025/02/05/dig…
When almost one in three men worked at the mines bernarddeacon.com/2025/02/04/vic…
The occupation Cornwall's coat of arms forgot - the first in a series of parish-level analyses of the occupations in the 1861 census bernarddeacon.com/2025/02/03/the…
Dare I say it - the perfect Christmas gift for lovers of Cornwall and/or Poldark bernarddeacon.com/the-real-world…
The 100 most common surnames in 19th century Cornwall is now complete. Is your name there? bernarddeacon.com/2024/12/01/cor…
More maps of location of surnames in C16th/17th Cornwall now added. Is your name there? bernarddeacon.com/data-on-cornis…
The insurrection of 1801 Part 2 bernarddeacon.com/2024/11/17/gwe…
Before the spirit had gone from our land bernarddeacon.com/2024/11/16/gwe…
The relief of poverty in Gwennap in 1800 bernarddeacon.com/2024/11/09/the…
a far western phenomenon - the -a surname suffix bernarddeacon.com/2024/11/03/cor…
Cornish distinctiveness - where do surnames with an -ow suffix come from? bernarddeacon.com/2024/10/28/cor…
Cornwall Heritage Tru... @Heritage_Trust
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Bernard Deacon @bernarddeacon
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Cornwall is a Nation @YesCornwall
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Siân E Powell〓〓�... @SianEsther
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Will 〓〓💙 @PolruanPilot
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Tim Hannigan @Tim_Hannigan
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Mike 〓〓 @mjc_ker
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Tina parham 〓〓 @TinaParham
328 Followers 620 Following Born Redruth, living in Crantock on the north coast of Cornwall. Newly retired and servant to a challenging tabby cat.
Ryan Lean Studio @ryanleanstudio
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Steven @spiffters41
7 Followers 177 Following
Finn 〓〓 @WesternRaiIs
22 Followers 89 Following Engineer, Welder, Photographer (On the rare occasion) Certified tool from Cornwall
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Resist! @ButcherMar36299
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Geoff Saunders 〓〓 @geoffsau
648 Followers 417 Following Printmaker and retired pharmasaurus aka 'Some bloke who draws a few pictures'
annie🌼🌻 @annie_trenoweth
206 Followers 754 Following
Ian Stapleton @W0pp1t
3 Followers 60 Following Living in Cornwall, loving life, working from Home and taking it all in my stride
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John Boxall @jdboxall
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Geraldine Curry @Buckscatlady
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AmandaMcD @perranmaid
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Alex @Alex25042080
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Kernow Kevin- Team Ca... @KernowKevin
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Raincolt @Raincolt3
60 Followers 265 Following They/ them / Here for GO, Magnus Archives, The Terror / Fandom old / 30 +
Cornwalloncamera @Cornwalloncam
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Lizzie Mitchell〓〓 @lizzie55119920
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Cornwall Heritage Tru... @Heritage_Trust
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Cornwall is a Nation @YesCornwall
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Cllr Dick Cole @CllrDickCole
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Lee Trewhela 〓〓 @LeeTrewhela
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Cornish Place Names @AndsomeCPN
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@cornwallcouncil @CornwallCouncil
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Institute of Cornish ... @ICornishStudies
2K Followers 740 Following Bringing together the best of Cornish research, heritage & culture | Uni of Exeter, Penryn Campus
pete herring @peterherring10
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BBC Cornwall @BBCCornwall
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The Party for Cornwal... @MebyonKernow
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Taran 〓〓🏳️�... @KernowFiction
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Ertach Kernow 〓〓 @LenSheppard7
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Gnome Alice of the 5t... @gnome_alice
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Living Cornwall Histo... @HistoryCornwall
609 Followers 698 Following Dr Charlotte MacKenzie. Writing and researching Cornwall's history. More over at [email protected]
Go Cornish @gocornish
1K Followers 1K Following Go Cornish for Primary Schools | Giving every young person growing up in Cornwall the opportunity to learn something of the Cornish language |
Loveday for Cornwall @lovedayjenkin
1K Followers 2K Following Cornwall Councillor caring for the communities in Crowan, Sithney and Wendron Parishes
Cornwalloncamera @Cornwalloncam
4K Followers 744 Following Cornwall based photographer concentrating on the beauty and diversity of the Cornish landscape. you can follow me at https://t.co/UuvCtA1j6a
Joanie Willett @JoanieWillett
819 Followers 834 Following Associate Professor in Politics, Co-Dir @ICornishStudies, @UniExeCornwall, @USUKFulbright British Scholar with @VTCECE. Co-Convenor @PSALocalPol
Michelle Marie McGrat... @MichelleMMcGr
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736 Followers 354 Following Songs. Goalies. Clouds. Bruegel. Ghost electricity. 'Slightly niche' - WSC https://t.co/ixyAv7fBJ0
poldarkguide @poldarkguide
13K Followers 163 Following FREE maps & guides for Poldark filming locations in Cornwall. All pages are formatted to download and print. I've designed these to make your travels easier :)
PowerofPoldark FanAc @PowerofPoldark
25K Followers 26K Following Fan Page for #Poldark by #WinstonGraham #BBCOne starring #AidanTurner #EleanorTomlinson #PoldarkPBS Visit https://t.co/yMyOvS4VUM
Cornwall Biz Forum @CornwallBzForum
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Scrapester @scrapester
989 Followers 4K Following
Newquay Fishfest @NewquayFishFest
3K Followers 2K Following Newquay Fish Festival is held every September at Newquay Harbour.
Lizzie Mitchell〓〓 @lizzie55119920
2K Followers 1K Following Prehistory to late medieval ,Cornish wild life and plants,traditional Cornish Livestock, and potato Farmer .
Speak Cornish @speakcornish1
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Ci Annwn @dafyddmihangel
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Adam Sharpe @AdamSharpe15
401 Followers 422 Following Cornish archaeologist, remainer, tin miner, optimist, cook, clock fixer, wordsmith, would-be tweet maker, very annoyed at the way we treat our planet
NewquayYoungLivesvCan... @NewquayCLIC
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EUROLANG @EUROLANG
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Helston Flora Day @HelstonFloraDay
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27 Followers 602 Following
Chris Hillyer @hadleigh17
800 Followers 3K Following MSc Environmental Assessment & Management. UEA. Now retired.
Nev Meek @Trewithian
244 Followers 187 Following
Ryan Congdon 〓〓 @RyanCongdon_20
44 Followers 90 Following Kernow, Cornish Identity & Rugby etc. Views are my own.
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Heartlands Cornwall @heartlandsuk
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Early Scotland @EarlyScotland
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Save Cornwall @Save_Cornwall
1K Followers 1K Following Exposing the impact of the Duchy of Cornwall on Cornwall.
Alexis Jordan @AlexisMJordan
125 Followers 674 Following Archaeologist and graduate student at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Mortuary archaeology, museum studies, gender, bioarchaeology, Iron Age Europe
Richard Hoskin @Cornwall_Writer
774 Followers 2K Following Set in the turbulent 18th century in my native Cornwall, The Miner & the Viscount is enthralling readers all over the world. Fascinating, stirring!
Redruth Piran Fest @PiranFest1
312 Followers 311 Following The celebration of Cornwall's National Saint, St. Piran in Redruth, Cornwall
UoE Humanities & Soci... @HaSSCornwall
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Julie Tamblin @Kernewas
162 Followers 330 Following Lôwena dhewgh! - Happiness to you! I am a teacher of Cornish & English with a special interest in the literature of Cornwall: my favourite writer is Alan Kent.
Lee G. Broderick @LeeGBroderick
336 Followers 209 Following Zooarchaeologist | Ethnoarchaeologist | Boardgame designer | Walker | Food lover | Wildlife enthusiast | Technophobe | Bibliophile | Cornishman | European
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191 Followers 190 Following Historian & small farmer at Lambriggan, Cornwall. Former deputy editor Farmers Weekly. Lleyn sheep, Cornish history & landscape, the music of Runrig & BurnleyFC
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442 Followers 353 Following Cornish maid, rugby fan - “Come on you Pirates!”. Principal Historic Environment Officer, Cornwall Council - Personal account - own views.
Richard Batten @Richard_Batten
840 Followers 2K Following Honorary Research Fellow at University of Exeter, Historian, Devon, WW1; Barista; Farmer's son; Views my own, RT's not endorsements
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The Historian @_TheHistorian_
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Adam Chapman @DrAdamChapman
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Matthew Blake @mblake500
201 Followers 914 Following
Luke Seaber @TheLong1930s
999 Followers 790 Following Senior Teaching Fellow in Modern European Culture, UCL. Proudly Cornish and quasi-Italian. Interested in the 1930s (1848-1950). Biographer of Celia Fremlin.
James Harris @jwharris6
426 Followers 680 Following Historian of the long #c18th | Political participation, electoral culture, regional history (Cornwall and Wales).
Geoff Swallow @cornishturn
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