Middle Taphouse (or Mid Taphouse) is a

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in east

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, England, about west of Liskeard along the

A390 road The A390 is a road in Cornwall and Devon, England. It runs from Tavistock to north west of the city of Truro. Starting in Tavistock, it heads south-westwards towards Liskeard, crossing over the River Tamar and into Cornwall, then through Gunn ...

. It consists of a small group of

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s and houses. Hillball Wood is immediately east of the hamlet, and further woodland lies to the north. The hamlet of

West Taphouse West Taphouse is a hamlet in Cornwall Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is border ...

is a little further west along the A390 and the small village of

East Taphouse East Taphouse ( kw, Diwotti Est) is a village in Cornwall, England, in the civil parish of St Pinnock, west of Doublebois on the A390 Liskeard to St Austell road.Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 201 ''Plymouth & Launceston'' A little fu ...

is further east. The

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575 bus service between St Neot and Liskeard stops at Middle Taphouse.

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