Saint Piran's Flag, a white cross on a black background is often seen in Cornwall.

[citation needed] This is a reference to 'Michael An Gof', 'the smith', a leader of the Cornish Rebellion of 1497.

Cornish tin is highly prized for jewellery, often of mine engines or Celtic designs.

[6] Although Cornwall has no official flower many people favour the Cornish heath (Erica vagans).

In recent years daffodils have been popular on the annual Saint Piran's day march on Perran sands although they are donated by a local daffodil grower and it is already considered to be the National flower of Wales.

As part of a 2002 marketing campaign, the plant conservation charity Plantlife chose Thrift (Armeria maritima) as the "county flower" of the Isles of Scilly.

"[15]The original settlement of colonial Cornwall was established in 1784, by disbanded Loyalist soldiers, their families and other United Empire Loyalists—primarily from New York—following the 1776 American Revolution.