Editing Cornwall (section)

==Settlements and transport==
{{See also|List of settlements in Cornwall by population|Transport in Cornwall}}
[[File:Truro stmarysst.jpg|thumb|right|[[Truro]], Cornwall's administrative centre and only city.]]
Cornwall's only city, and the home of the [[Cornwall Council|council headquarters]], is Truro. Nearby [[Falmouth, Cornwall|Falmouth]] is notable as a port. [[St Just in Penwith]] is the westernmost town in England, though the same claim has been made for [[Penzance]], which is larger. [[St Ives, Cornwall|St Ives]] and [[Padstow]] are today small vessel ports with a major tourism and leisure sector in their economies. [[Newquay]] on the north coast is another major urban settlement which is known for its beaches and is a popular surfing destination, as is [[Bude]] further north, but Newquay is now also becoming important for its aviation-related industries. [[Camborne]] is the county's largest town and more populous than the county town Truro. Together with the neighbouring town of [[Redruth]], it forms the largest urban area in Cornwall, and both towns were significant as centres of the global tin mining industry in the 19th century; nearby copper mines were also very productive during that period. [[St Austell]] is also larger than Truro and was the centre of the [[kaolin|china clay]] industry in Cornwall. Until four [[St Austell parishes|new parishes]] were created for the St Austell area on 1 April 2009 St Austell was the largest settlement in Cornwall.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cornwall/7766589.stm|title=Town and parishes to get councils|work=BBC News website|publisher=BBC|access-date=6 December 2008|date=5 December 2008|archive-date=6 December 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206171901/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cornwall/7766589.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>

Cornwall borders the county of [[Devon]] at the River Tamar. Major roads between Cornwall and the rest of Great Britain are the [[A38 road|A38]] which crosses the Tamar at [[Plymouth]] via the [[Tamar Bridge]] and the town of [[Saltash]], the [[A39 road]] (Atlantic Highway) from [[Barnstaple]], passing through [[North Cornwall]] to end in Falmouth, and the [[A30 road|A30]] which connects Cornwall to the [[M5 motorway]] at [[Exeter]], crosses the border south of [[Launceston, England|Launceston]], crosses Bodmin Moor and connects Bodmin, Truro, Redruth, Camborne, Hayle and Penzance. [[Torpoint Ferry]] links Plymouth with [[Torpoint]] on the opposite side of the [[Hamoaze]]. A rail bridge, the [[Royal Albert Bridge]] built by [[Isambard Kingdom Brunel]] (1859), provides the other main land transport link. The city of Plymouth, a large urban centre in south west Devon, is an important location for services such as hospitals, department stores, road and rail transport, and cultural venues, particularly for people living in east Cornwall.

[[Cardiff]] and [[Swansea]], across the Bristol Channel, have at some times in the past been connected to Cornwall by ferry, but these do not operate now.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.severnlink.com/ |title=Fast Ferries connecting Wales & the South West – Severn Link, Fast Ferries Connecting Wales and the South West |publisher=Severnlink.com |access-date=2 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151106161135/http://www.severnlink.com/ |archive-date=6 November 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The [[Isles of Scilly]] are served by ferry (from Penzance) and by aeroplane, having its own airport: [[St Mary's Airport (Isles of Scilly)|St Mary's Airport]]. There are regular flights between St Mary's and [[Land's End Airport]], near St Just, and [[Newquay Airport]]; during the summer season, a service is also provided between St Mary's and [[Exeter Airport]], in Devon.