Dumnonia is the Latinised name for the
Brythonic kingdom in
Sub-Roman Britain between the late 4th and late 8th centuries, in what is now the more westerly parts of
South West England. It was centred in the area later called
Devon, but included modern
Cornwall and part of
Somerset, with its eastern boundary changing over time as the gradual westward expansion of the neighbouring Anglo-Saxon kingdom of
Wessex encroached on its territory. The spelling
Damnonia is sometimes encountered, but is also used for the land of the
Damnonii, later part of the
Kingdom of Strathclyde (itself sometimes referred to as Damnonia), in what is today southern
Scotland.
Domnonia occurs as well, infrequently.