Launceston
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Launceston is a historic market town in eastern Cornwall, England, known for its medieval castle and role as a former county town.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil parish
ⓘ
former county town ⓘ town ⓘ |
| ceremonialCounty | Cornwall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| distanceToPlymouth | approximately 42 km ⓘ |
| distanceToTruro | approximately 64 km ⓘ |
| governingBody | Launceston Town Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Former county towns in England
ⓘ
Market towns in England ⓘ Towns in Cornwall ⓘ |
| hasDialCode | 01566 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Launceston Castle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
historic town centre ⓘ market town ⓘ medieval castle ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
Norman motte-and-bailey castle
ⓘ
medieval street pattern ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Launceston Town Hall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southgate Arch NERFINISHED ⓘ St Mary Magdalene Church, Launceston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPostcodeDistrict | PL15 ⓘ |
| hasPostTown | LAUNCESTON NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicCountyTownOf | Cornwall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cornwall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Launceston civil parish NERFINISHED ⓘ southwest England ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Devon border
ⓘ
River Tamar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | western side of River Tamar valley ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Lifton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Petherwin NERFINISHED ⓘ St Stephens by Launceston Rural NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| OSGridReference | SX331846 ⓘ |
| role |
historic administrative centre of Cornwall
ⓘ
local commercial centre for eastern Cornwall ⓘ |
| servedByRoad |
A30 road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
A388 road ⓘ |
| unitaryAuthority | Cornwall Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Stannary parliaments