Cornwall is a town in Ontario, famous for, er, call centres. Seriously? Nothing better? "Do they eat pasties and cream teas?" I hear you ask. Always thinking of your stomach. But a fair question. Perhaps my Canadian readers can enlighten us. There is an annual Pastyfest in Calumel, Michigan, so maybe the answer is yes. (I do know Michigan isn't in Canada, BTW)
Famous son of Cornwall, Ontario? Ryan Gosling. On up for all you La La Land fans. [Ed: Ryan tells me he has made 30 other movies so don't pigeonhole him]
geotargit.com tells me there are 14 places in the world called Cornwall. One is in Tasmania. I've been to Tassie but didn't notice that (it only has 65 residents so easy to miss). Another is in Jamaica. The rest are towns in the US. Cornwall County, Jamaica (Kaanwal Kounti in Patois or Creole) includes the city of Montego Bay.
In contrast there are 1,716 San Joses in the world. But that feels like cheating.
Cornish miners, farmers and preachers spread Cornish placenames throughout the world. For instance there is a Looe in the Philippines (cut the cheap jokes, boys!)
I once attempted to complete a competition to visit every pub owned by St Austell Brewery. There are currently 170 of them so it's not surprising I failed. Also not surprising that I put on weight. 14 Cornwalls seems like a doddle in comparison, especially as I'm one up already.
Off I go.See you in Jamaica!
Get a youtube channel and travel blog your Cornwalls of the World tour. Surely we can get some funding from product placement to pay for it all. Quick swig of Proper Job in the departure lounge. Flight paid for. Chuck in the odd plug for Ipswich Town season tickets and you'll have Marcus Evans on the phone in a jiffy.
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