Launceston 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.- Type: Railway station
- Description: former railway station in Cornwall, England, UK
- Also known as: “Launceston Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Launceston Castle and Church of St Thomas by 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. Launceston Castle is situated 1,400 feet southeast of Launceston railway station.
Church of St Thomas by Launceston
Church
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Thomas by Launceston is situated 420 feet northwest of Launceston railway station.
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. St Mary Magdalene’s Church, Launceston is situated 1,500 feet southeast of Launceston railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Stephens by Launceston Rural and Dutson.
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.
Dutson
Hamlet
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dutson is a hamlet northeast of Launceston in Cornwall, England, and on the A388 main road. It is in the civil parish of St Stephens by Launceston Rural…
Daw’s House
Village
Daw's House is a hamlet in the parish of South Petherwin, Cornwall, England, on the outskirts of the significant town of Launceston.
Launceston railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Launceston, North Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.64038° or 50° 38′ 25″ northLongitude
-4.36494° or 4° 21′ 54″ westOperator
Launceston Steam RailwayOpen location code
9C2QJJRP+52OpenStreetMap ID
node 281620823OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationWikidata ID
Q6498373
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Launceston railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Launceston”
- French: “Launceston”
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Highlights include Launceston Priory and Newport Roundhouse.
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