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Launcells ( kw, Lannseles) is a
Charles Henderson writing in 1925 gives the dedication as to
hamlet
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and civil parish
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in north-east Cornwall
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, England, United Kingdom. It is located east of Bude
Bude (; kw, Porthbud) is a seaside town in north east Cornwall, England, in the civil parish of Bude-Stratton and at the mouth of the River Neet (also known locally as the River Strat). It was sometimes formerly known as Bude Haven.''Corn ...
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Within the civil parish are the hamlets of Launcells Cross, Red Post, Grimscott, and Buttsbear Cross. In 2001, 563 people lived within the civil parish, decreasing to 531 at the 2011 census.
Geography
TheRiver Tamar
The Tamar (; kw, Dowr Tamar) is a river in south west England, that forms most of the border between Devon (to the east) and Cornwall (to the west). A part of the Tamar Valley is a World Heritage Site due to its historic mining activities.
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forms the eastern boundary of the civil parish, as well as the Cornish boundary with Devon
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Parish church
The parish church is dedicated to St Swithin: nearby, in the wooded valley is the holy well of St Swithin. There are two aisles but the arcades differ: while the north is of granite the south is of older Polyphant stone. The fine series of over 60 benchends is from the same workshop as those ofKilkhampton
Kilkhampton ( kw, Kylgh) is a village and civil parish in northeast Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
The village is on the A39 about four miles (6 km) north-northeast of Bude.
Kilkhampton was mentioned in the Domesday Book as "Chilc ...
and Poughill. Other features of interest are the medieval wall painting and the tomb of Sir John Chamond, 1624.
The church also features an unusual post-Reformation wall painting which has been dated between 1680-1690.
Charles Henderson writing in 1925 gives the dedication as to St Andrew
Andrew the Apostle ( grc-koi, Ἀνδρέᾱς, Andréās ; la, Andrēās ; , syc, ܐܰܢܕ݁ܪܶܐܘܳܣ, ʾAnd’reʾwās), also called Saint Andrew, was an apostle of Jesus according to the New Testament. He is the brother of Simon Pete ...
. The origin of the name Launcells is probably from ''Lan-'' and a personal name ''Kellys''. In the early Middle Ages the church belonged to Hartland Abbey
Hartland Abbey is a former abbey and current family home to the Stucley family. It is located in Hartland, Devon. The current owner is Sir Hugh George Copplestone Bampfylde Stucley, 6th Baronet.
History
Hartland Abbey was built in 1157 and c ...
and there are records of a dispute over the building of the chancel in 1382 which required episcopal intervention. Unusually for a Cornish church it has not been affected by Victorian or later restorations.''Cornish Church Guide'' (1925) Truro: Blackford; pp. 136-37
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