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Cornwall - Prayer
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For people with limited time, pertinent historical or spiritual points
appear in bold and underlined if they seem very important, and just
bold if they are somewhat important.
For people with time to spare, there is an optional paragraph at the
bottom giving further history.
CORNWALL
(Kernow) is a county on England's south west peninsula that lies to
the west of the River Tamar.
The administrative centre and only city is Truro. Including the Isles of Scilly, located
28 miles (45 km) offshore, Cornwall covers an area of 1,376 square miles (3,563
km˛). There is a population of 513,527 with a population density of 144 people per
square kilometre (373/mi˛). Tourism forms a significant part of the local economy.
However, it is the poorest area in the United Kingdom with the lowest
contribution to the national economy.
Motto: Onen hag oll
(Cornish: One and all)
HISTORY OF CORNWALL
The history of Cornwall begins with the pre-Roman inhabitants, including
speakers of a Celtic language that would develop into Brythonic and
Cornish. After a period of Roman rule, Cornwall reverted to independent Celtic
chieftains. The Roman term for the tribe which inhabited what is now Cornwall at the
time of Roman rule, the Cornovii, was derived from a Brythonic tribal name which
gave modern Cornish Kernow.
The site of ancient Belerion, Cornwall was the principal source of tin for the
civilisations of the ancient Mediterranean, and at one time the Cornish were the
world's foremost experts at mining. As Cornwall's reserves of tin began to be
exhausted many Cornishmen emigrated to places such as the Americas, Australia,
New Zealand and South Africa where their skills were in demand. The Cornish
Rebellion of 1497 is attributed to tin miners. The tin mines in Cornwall are now
worked-out at current prices, but the expertise and culture of the Cornish tin miners
lives on in a number of places around the world. It is said that, wherever you may
go in the world, if you see a hole in the ground, you will find a Cornishman at the
bottom of it.
Since the decline of tin mining, agriculture and fishing, the area's economy has
become increasingly dependent on tourism — some of Britain's most spectacular
coastal scenery can be found here. Nevertheless, Cornwall remains the poorest part of
Britain and it has been granted Objective 1 status by the EU. A political party,
Mebyon Kernow, MK, or 'Sons of Cornwall', was formed in 1951 to
attempt to assert some degree of autonomy (see Cornish nationalism);
while the flag of St Piran is seen increasingly across Cornwall at protests,
demonstrations and generally, the party has not achieved significant
success at the ballot box, although they do have a number of district
councillors. Two of the current MPs to Westminster — Andrew George, MP for St
Ives; and Dan Rogerson, MP for North Cornwall — repeated their Parliamentary
oaths in Cornish. Further, there is a caucus of local county councillors who are well
known locally for their persistent advocacy of Cornwall's political uniqueness.
Religion in Cornwall
Note that since Cornwall is believed to be a modern Celtic nation, there may be
an influence of Celtic pagan religion and Clan spirits.
There are a wealth of stone relics such as megalithic dolmens, monoliths, and
circles. Subsequent Roman and Saxon settlement in England caused an associated
migration of Celtic Christians to Cornwall.
Traditionally, the Cornish have been nonconformists, in religion. Celtic Christianity
was a feature of Cornwall and many Cornish saints are commemorated in legends,
churches and place names.
The Methodism of John Wesley also proved to be very popular with the working
classes in Cornwall in the 18th century. Cornwall has shared in the post-World War II
decline in British religious feeling.
In 2003, a campaign group was formed called Fry an Spyrys (free the spirit in
Cornish) [14]. It is dedicated to disestablishing the Church of England in Cornwall.
A Royal trinity of Evil planned
27 June 2005
Prince Charles plans to build a mosque as part of a new settlement he is planning in
Cornwall as reported in the Sunday London Times. The article continued to state
there are virtually no Muslims in the area. A “holistic” health centre and Masonic
lodge are also planned as part of the project, which should be complete by 2016.
Boscastle – Flooding 2004 – washed away the National Museum of Witchcraft
The museum of witchcraft has been rebuilt.
Whilst Truro is considered the only city in Cornwall these days. Launceston was
once the ancient capital and from a spiritual stand point holds a gateway that needs
to be won for the Lord Jesus in prayer and in church activity.
The King Arthur Legends hold this county in its grip and the Methodists were the
only ones to tackle it in the 18th Century. The stories of Billy Bray hold
considerable truth with regards to spiritual warfare with the Devil.
The Eden Project which has brought considerable wealth to certain areas of
Cornwall have also brought a growing evolutional stance.
There are persistent legends that Joseph of Arimathea was a tin trader between Israel
and Cornwall. If true, then it may also be true he brought The Gospel to
Cornwall in 37 AD. Cornwall thus received The Gospel first in Britain...which
may be a key to pioneering a Revival. If false, the abundance of such legends and
fantasies is a thing to pray about...a people captured by mysticism, magic and fantasy.
An area obsesssed with passion for pre-Christian times and
turning its face against fact, reason, logic, truth.
Battles/Bloodshed in Cornwall
Ancient tribal divisions are still of some significance with Cornwall Wales and
Scotland in particular resenting policies made in London.
There have been a few battles in Cornwall's past, most of them during
the Civil War. Egbert conquered Cornwall in 814 AD & there was the Battle of
Hingston Downin 838 AD, the Battle of Bradock Down (Stratton) in 1643 A D, in
1644, the Royalists defeated Essex at Lostwithiel & in 1646, the Parliamentary army
invaded Cornwall.
The first Duke of Cornwall was Edward, the Black Prince, son of Edward III. Then
there was a succession of rebellions through the middle ages.
1497- (The Cornish Rebellion of 1497 is attributed to tin miners.), Perkin
Warbeck landed near Sennan , claiming to be one of the Princes murdered in the
tower, he was defeated in battle at Exeter. The Prayer Book Rebellion of 1549 against
te imposition of the English Prayer book, saw many Cornishmen executed. There was
the Spanish invasion at Mounts Bay in 1595.The Civil War between 1642-1649 led to
a number of battles and sieges in Cornwall. And in 1685 there was the Monmouth
Rebellion with its bloody aftermath.
Characteristics of the local people
According to a local source, the people here are proud and robust.
The Cornish are quite suspicious of strangers but they are very generous and kind
when you get to know them. This is an isolated county and people can be quite
parochial and narrow in outlook.
As for the redemptive gift, I’m not quite sure. Perhaps from the county motto “one
and all” we can glean something?
County Council leaders
Executive Liberal Democrat
Members of Parliament
* Julia Goldsworthy
* Dan Rogerson
* Colin Breed
* Andrew George
* Matthew Taylor
OPTIONAL READING
Demographics
Cornwall's population is 513,527, and population density 144 people per square
kilometre, ranking it 40th and 41st respectively compared to the other 47 counties of
England. Cornwall has a relatively high level of population growth, however, at
11.2% in the 1980s and 5.3% in the 1990s, giving it the fifth highest population
growth of the English counties [6]. The natural change has been a small population
decline, and the population increase is due to immigration into the county [7]. .
According to the 1991 census, the population was 469,800.
Population is 99.0% White, of which 6.8% are Cornish.
Cornwall has a relatively high retired population, with 22.9% of pensionable age,
compared to 20.3% for the United Kingdom [8]. This may be due to a combination of
Cornwall's rural and coastal geography increasing its popularity as a retirement
location, and due to the emigration of younger residents to more economically diverse
areas. Migration of pensioners from southern England to Cornwall, and emigration of
young Cornish people, is a persistent concern — the Cornish ethnicity figures in the
census of 2001 showed that 10.8 per cent of those identifying as ethnically Cornish in
Britain lived outside Cornwall, a relatively high rate in terms of global diasporas,
comparable to the experiences of Italy or Greece.
Cornwall is one of the six modern Celtic nations alongside Brittany, Ireland, the
Isle of Man, Scotland and Wales. Just under 7% of the population of Cornwall gave
their ethnicity as Cornish in the last census, however, in a survey by Mogan Stanley
44% of the population considered themselves Cornish [9].
Industry, past and present
Other industries are fishing, although this has been significantly damaged by EU
fishing policies, and agriculture, which has also declined significantly. Mining of tin
and copper was also an industry, but today no longer exists, and several defunct mines
have applied for status as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Tourism features now
heavily.