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Launceston (/ ˈ l ɑː n s t ən, ˈ l ɔː n-/ LAHN-stən, LAWN-, locally / ˈ l æ n s ən, ˈ l ɑː n-/ LA(H)N-sən; rarely spelled Lanson as a local abbreviation; Cornish: Lannstevan [2]) is a town, ancient borough, and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
Eagle House Hotel is a Grade II* listed building located in Castle Street, Launceston, Cornwall. [1] Formerly a townhouse, it is now a hotel [2] and is built in the Georgian style in red brick. [3] Charles Causley, Launceston's most renowned poet, wrote about the statues outside the property. [4]
Launceston Rural District was a local government division of Cornwall between 1894 and Established under the Local Government Act 1894 , the rural district was enlarged in 1966 by the abolition of Broadwoodwidger Rural District , in Devon , to include the civil parishes of North Petherwin and Werrington .
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Whilst in Cornwall he carried out important work on steam engines and gas-lights. 1788: James Ruse, a Cornishman from Launceston, arrives in New South Wales aboard the transport Scarborough, part of the First Fleet of Australian convict ships. [45] 1792: Cornwall County Library (public) founded in Truro. 1792–1802: French Revolutionary Wars
Egloskerry (Cornish: Egloskeri) is a village and civil parish in east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately five miles (8.0 km) northwest of Launceston. [1] Egloskerry parish consists of the village itself and many outlying hamlets and farms, including Tregeare, Badharlick and Trebeath. There are 3,253 acres (1,316 ha ...
Military history of Cornwall (10 C, 84 P) Mining in Cornwall (6 C, 59 P) ... Launceston, Cornwall; Lescudjack Hill Fort; Liskeard Borough Police; Liskeard Rural District;
Cornwall's Early Medieval history, in particular the early Welsh and Breton references to a Cornish King named Arthur, have featured in such legendary works as Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae, predating the Arthurian legends of the Matter of Britain (see the list of legendary rulers of Cornwall).