Launceston
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Launceston Castle and St Mary Magdalene’s Church, Launceston.
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.
St Mary Magdalene’s Church, Launceston
Church
Photo: nick macneill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary Magdalene's Church, Launceston is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Launceston, Cornwall. It is unusual for its carvings; the entire exterior of the original part of the church is built of carved granite blocks.
Launceston railway station
Railway station
Launceston railway station was situated in Launceston, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It was served by both the Great Western Railway and London and South Western Railway.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lawhitton and St Stephens by Launceston Rural.
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.
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.
Launceston
- Type: Locality
- Location: Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.6322° or 50° 37′ 56″ northLongitude
-4.3588° or 4° 21′ 32″ westElevation
558 feet (170 metres)Open location code
9C2QJJJR+VFGeoNames ID
7300016
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In Other Languages
“Launceston” goes by many names.
- Cornish: “Lannstevan”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Launceston Hill and Launceston Castle.
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