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[[File:Laneast - St Sidwells church - geograph.org.uk - 511702.jpg|thumb|left|St Sidwell's church.]] |
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[[File:Laneast - Celtic cross and yew - geograph.org.uk - 511708.jpg|thumb|center|Celtic cross and yew.]] |
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Revision as of 01:20, 28 April 2011
Laneast
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| Population | 164 (Civil Parish, 2001) |
| OS grid reference | SX |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LAUNCESTON |
| Postcode district | PL15 |
| Dialling code | 01566 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Laneast (Cornish: Lannast) is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated above the River Inny valley approximately six miles (11 km) west of Launceston[1]. The population in the 2001 census was 164[2].
Parish church
The parish church at grid reference SX 227 840 is now dedicated to St Michael. Considerable restoration took place in 1848. In a field opposite the church is the holy 'Jordan Well' used for divination, and until comparatively recently, for baptism.
Notable residents
Laneast is the birthplace of John Couch Adams, the mathematician and astronomer who discovered Neptune.
References
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 201 Plymouth & Launceston ISBN 9780319231463
- ^ GENUKI website Retrieved April 2010
External links
Media related to Laneast at Wikimedia Commons
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