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[[File:Laneast - St Sidwells church - geograph.org.uk - 511702.jpg|thumb|St Sidwell's church.]] |
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'''Laneast''' is a small village near [[Launceston, Cornwall|Launceston]], in [[Cornwall]], [[England]],[[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{Citation | title = Plymouth and Launceston (Landranger Maps) | publisher = [[Ordnance Survey]] | year = 2009 | edition = D1 | isbn = 978-0319231463 }}</ref> |
'''Laneast''' is a small village near [[Launceston, Cornwall|Launceston]], in [[Cornwall]], [[England]], [[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{Citation | title = Plymouth and Launceston (Landranger Maps) | publisher = [[Ordnance Survey]] | year = 2009 | edition = D1 | isbn = 978-0319231463 }}</ref> |
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It is the birthplace of [[John Couch Adams]], mathematician and astronomer who discovered [[Neptune]]. In a field opposite the church is the holy 'Jordan Well' used for divination, and until comparatively recently, for baptism. |
It is the birthplace of [[John Couch Adams]], mathematician and astronomer who discovered [[Neptune]]. In a field opposite the church is the holy 'Jordan Well' used for divination, and until comparatively recently, for baptism. |
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Revision as of 04:23, 7 April 2010
Laneast is a small village near Launceston, in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.[1]
It is the birthplace of John Couch Adams, mathematician and astronomer who discovered Neptune. In a field opposite the church is the holy 'Jordan Well' used for divination, and until comparatively recently, for baptism.
Famous Residents
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References
- ^ Plymouth and Launceston (Landranger Maps) (D1 ed.), Ordnance Survey, 2009, ISBN 978-0319231463
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