South Petherwin
South Petherwin is a village and civil parish in east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is in the Registration District of Launceston. The civil parish is bounded to the north by the Launceston parishes of St Thomas and St Mary Magdalene, to the east by Lawhitton and Lezant parishes and to the west by Trewen parish.Places of Interest
Highlights include Launceston Castle and Christ the Cornerstone.
Launceston Castle
Park
Photo: Chris Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Launceston Castle is located in the town of Launceston, Cornwall, England. It was probably built by Robert the Count of Mortain after 1068, and initially comprised an earthwork and timber castle with a large motte in one corner. Launceston Castle is situated 2½ miles northeast of South Petherwin.
Christ the Cornerstone
Church
Photo: Paul Barnett, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Christ the Cornerstone is a church.
Newmills railway station
Railway station
Photo: Mick Heraty, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newmills railway station is situated 2 miles north of South Petherwin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Launceston and St Stephens by Launceston Rural.
Launceston
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Launceston is a town of 9,200 people in North Cornwall. Visitors come to see the 11th-century Launceston Castle, and the Launceston narrow-gauge heritage steam railway.
St Stephens by Launceston Rural
Village
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Stephens by Launceston Rural is a civil parish in the east of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The modern parish was created in 1894 from the part of the ancient parish of St Stephen, also known as St Stephens by Launceston, which lay outside the borough boundaries of Launceston. St Stephens by Launceston Rural is situated 3 miles northeast of South Petherwin.
Lawhitton
Village
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lawhitton is a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is situated two miles south-west of Launceston and half-a-mile west of Cornwall's border with Devon at the River Tamar. Lawhitton is situated 3 miles east of South Petherwin.
South Petherwin
- Type: Locality
- Location: Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.6104° or 50° 36′ 37″ northLongitude
-4.3962° or 4° 23′ 46″ westElevation
551 feet (168 metres)Open location code
9C2QJJ63+5GGeoNames ID
7294643
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In Other Languages
“South Petherwin” goes by many names.
- Cornish: “Paderwynn Dheghow”
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Explore places such as South Petherwin and Daw’s House.
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