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    border between Cornwall and Devon. The landscape of the town is generally steep particularly at a sharp south-western knoll topped by Launceston Castle. These...
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    Launceston College is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Launceston, Cornwall, England. Launceston College...
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  • Launceston may refer to: Launceston, Cornwall, a town, ancient borough, and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom Launceston (UK Parliament...
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    The Launceston Steam Railway is a 1 ft 11+1⁄2 in (597 mm) narrow gauge railway, in Cornwall, England. The railway operates from the town of Launceston to...
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    was named after a town in the United Kingdom – in this case, Launceston, Cornwall. Launceston also had the first use of anaesthetic in the Southern Hemisphere...
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    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...
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    Cornwall wards of Allan, Altarnun, Bodmin St Mary's, Bodmin St Petroc, Bude and Poughill, Camelford, Grenville, Lanivet, Launceston North, Launceston...
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    "Catholic Parish of St. Cuthbert Mayne - Launceston, Cornwall, UK". Retrieved 14 December 2017. Rendell, Joan. Launceston From Old Photographs, Amberley Publishing...
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    the 1st team) is a Cornish rugby club which play at Polson Bridge, Launceston, Cornwall. They are currently in Regional 1 South West, at the fifth tier of...
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  • Launceston Football Club is a football club based in Launceston, Cornwall, England. They are currently members of the South West Peninsula League Premier...
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    HMS Launceston Castle (K397) was a Castle-class corvette of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy, named after Launceston Castle in Cornwall. The ship was constructed...
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  • Charles Causley (category People from Launceston, Cornwall)
    legends and magic, especially when linked to his native Cornwall. Causley was born at Launceston, Cornwall, to Charles Samuel Causley, who worked as a groom...
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  • Launceston College may refer to: Launceston College, Cornwall, a school in Launceston, Cornwall, England Launceston College, Tasmania, a school in Launceston...
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  • Clubworthy (category Hamlets in Cornwall)
    is a hamlet in east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is located six miles (8.5 km) north-northwest of Launceston . Cornwall portal Ordnance Survey:...
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    Launceston was one of three Feudal baronies in Cornwall which existed in the mediaeval era. Its caput was at Launceston Castle. Robert, Count of Mortain...
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  • 640°N 4.365°W / 50.640; -4.365 Launceston railway station (Cornish: Lannstevan) was situated in Launceston, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It was...
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    Launceston Guildhall and Town Hall is a municipal building in Western Road in Launceston, Cornwall, England. The building, which was the meeting place...
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    / 50.516; -4.835. Other towns in the area are Launceston, Bude, Padstow, and Camelford. North Cornwall is an area of outstanding natural beauty that is...
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  • Second World War. Afterwards, he trained and worked as a teacher in Launceston, Cornwall, and (in his spare time and after retiring) wrote hundreds of poems...
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    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;...
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    84 miles, 80.21 km) via Launceston, Camelford and Wadebridge. The line was opened in late 19th century by the North Cornwall Railway Company with support...
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  • Liskeard Penryn Hayle Torpoint Launceston Wadebridge Looe Bude Isles Of Scilly This is a list of settlements in Cornwall by population based on the results...
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    John Couch Adams (category People from Launceston, Cornwall)
    British mathematician and astronomer. He was born in Laneast, near Launceston, Cornwall, and died in Cambridge. His most famous achievement was predicting...
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  • Discovery Park a family-run visitor attraction near the town of Launceston, Cornwall, England Hidden Valley Dolomite, a geologic formation in the northern...
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  • and central Launceston. Cornwall included Legana and the Launceston suburbs of Riverside and Trevallyn, South Launceston, East Launceston, Punchbowl and...
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  • died at the age of 48 in his sleep on 4 March 2004 at his home in Launceston, Cornwall from sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). Banshees' drummer...
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    Philip Gidley King (category People from Launceston, Cornwall)
    the Sydney CBD is named in his honour. Philip Gidley King was born at Launceston, England on 23 April 1758, the son of draper Philip King, and grandson...
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  • James Ruse (category People from Launceston, Cornwall)
    was born at Launceston, Cornwall, England on 9 August 1759. He was baptised on 26 August at Lawhitton. In 1782, he was tried at the Cornwall Assizes and...
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    Grenville Davey (category People from Launceston, Cornwall)
    Institute for Mathematical Sciences from January to June 2012. Born in Launceston, Cornwall, Davey first studied art in Exeter before going to Goldsmiths College...
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    Launceston Central (Cornish: Lannstevan Kres) was an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom which returned one member to sit on Cornwall...
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