Cornwell is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Prince William County,
Virginia
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,
United States
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. It is located on
State Route 234 (Dumfries Road) about one mile north of
Canova at its intersection with Purcell Road. Though Cornwell is a named location on
Mapquest, as of 2006 there is no signage at the location to indicate that the area is identified as such. This place name may no longer be in common local use. Cornwell has also been known as Big Oak.
Unincorporated communities in Prince William County, Virginia
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