Laneast
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.
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References
- ^ Plymouth and Launceston (Landranger Maps) (D1 ed.), Ordnance Survey, 2009, ISBN 978-0319231463
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