Cornwall is unique, and the settlements within it are diverse, unusual and immensely valued by visitors and local people alike.
The population of the Cornwall AONB lives entirely outside the main towns, within villages, hamlets and scattered farmsteads, dispersed throughout the landscape.
Many of the communities within the AONB have their roots in the primary economic sectors of tin mining, agriculture and fishing, although
the main economic activities within the AONB are now tourism and retail2, both sectors which rely heavily and thrive upon the spectacular landscape of the AONB and the visitors it attracts. The creative arts and food and drink sectors also thrive within the AONB, especially important as they help to promote and celebrate landscape and local distinctiveness.