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The Cornubian batholith is a large mass of granite rock, formed about 280 million years ago, which lies beneath much of Cornwall and Devon in the South West Peninsula of England. The main exposed masses of granite are seen at Dartmoor , Bodmin Moor , St Austell , Carnmenellis , Land's End and the Isles of Scilly .
The Cornubian Massif was an upland area and source of sediment in southwest England during parts of the Late Permian to Early Cretaceous period and through most of the Cenozoic. In extent it covered approximately the current area of Devon and Cornwall .
The peninsula, which is the longest in England. The South West Peninsula is the area of England between the Bristol Channel to the north and the English Channel to the south. . It is part of the South West region of England, and includes the counties of Cornwall, Devon, and (depending on its precise definition) all or part of the counties of Somerset and Dor
The geology of Cornwall, England, is dominated by its granite backbone, part of the Cornubian batholith, formed during the Variscan orogeny. Around this is an extensive metamorphic aureole (known locally as killas ) formed in the mainly Devonian slates that make up most of the rest of the county.
The South West Regional Assembly (SWRA) was the regional assembly for the South West region, established in 1999. It was based in Exeter and Taunton . The SWRA was a partnership of councillors from all local authorities in the region and representatives of various sectors with a role in the region's economic, social and environmental well-being.
Cornouaille, a historic region in Brittany, northwestern France; Cornwall, a region in southwestern England; Cornubia, a geologists' name for the Cornubian batholith, the granite massif of Devon and Cornwall in England; Cornubia, Queensland, a southern suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Cornubia City, a new development in Durban, South ...
Map of B3306 road in southwestern Cornwall Beautiful Scene near B3306 North Coast Road The B3306 , also known as the West Cornwall Coast Road , is a major road of southwestern Cornwall . It connects St Ives in the east to St Just in the west, and eventually joins the A30 road to the northeast of Sennen in the southwest of the Penwith peninsula.
South: 49.7N; Date: 1 May 2011: Source: Ordnance Survey OpenData: County boundaries (from Boundary-Line product) Coastline data for Great Britain (from Boundary-Line product) Author: Nilfanion, created using Ordnance Survey data: Other versions: Derivative works of this file: NUTS 3 regions of South West England map.svg; South West England ...