...taking him to 'dire Devon through comfortless Cornwall'. This is one of the earliest clear references to Cornwall as a region.
Cornwall and the Cross, Nicholas Orme, p7
Friday, March 11, 2011
The first English visitor...
The first recorded visit from an Englishman to Cornwall was St Aldhelm (d.709). His journey to Dumnonia (the name for the Devon/Cornwall region) he described as:
Cornwall and the Cross, Nicholas Orme, p7
Cornwall and the Cross, Nicholas Orme, p7
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