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Created page with "'''Launceston''' (derivation: Cornish ''lann'' = church site + saint’s name (St. Stephen) = ''lannstevan'' + ''ton'' = farm - Saxon: ''Duneved'') is a market town in [[Cornwal..."
'''Launceston''' (derivation: Cornish ''lann'' = church site + saint’s name (St. Stephen) = ''lannstevan'' + ''ton'' = farm - Saxon: ''Duneved'') is a market town in [[Cornwall]] close to the River Tamar. It is about 18 km (about 11 miles]] north of Tavistock in a strategic position between the relative wastelands of Bodmin Moor and Dartmoor and near the border with [[Devon]], about 18 km (11 miles) north of Tavistock.
The ruins of a 13th century castle still stand. It was the Cornish capital until 1838. Its current population is a little over 7000.
[[Category: United Kingdom Cities and Towns]]
The ruins of a 13th century castle still stand. It was the Cornish capital until 1838. Its current population is a little over 7000.
[[Category: United Kingdom Cities and Towns]]