Laneast
Laneast
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OS grid reference | SX228841 |
Civil parish |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | LAUNCESTON |
Postcode district | PL15 |
Dialling code | 01566 |
Police | Devon and Cornwall |
Fire | Cornwall |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Laneast (
Parish church
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Laneast_-_Celtic_cross_and_yew_-_geograph.org.uk_-_511708.jpg/220px-Laneast_-_Celtic_cross_and_yew_-_geograph.org.uk_-_511708.jpg)
The parish church at
The Norman church was cruciform and additions were made in the 13th and 14th centuries; during the 15th century the south aisle and tower were completed and the church was embellished with fine woodwork and stained glass. Though considerable
In the churchyard is a four-holed Cornish cross which was found in 1952 buried in the churchyard. The lower part of the shaft and the base were made in 1954.[7]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/John_Couch_Adams_Memorial.jpg/220px-John_Couch_Adams_Memorial.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Stone_cross_on_Laneast_downs_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2002536.jpg/220px-Stone_cross_on_Laneast_downs_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2002536.jpg)
There is a Cornish cross on Laneast Down. It is unusual in being made of
Lidcott Mine
To the north-east of the parish is Lidcott Mine, a 19th-century opencast manganese mine.[9] It is now a Site of Special Scientific Interest, noted for its geological significance.[10]
Notable residents
Laneast was the birthplace of John Couch Adams, the mathematician and astronomer who discovered Neptune, William Grylls Adams, physicist and professor of Natural Philosophy at King's College, London, and the painter Robert Burnard.
References
- ^ Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF) Archived 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine : List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel Archived 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Cornish Language Partnership.
- ISBN 978-0-319-23146-3
- ^ GENUKI website Retrieved 10 February 2015
- ^ In 1436 St Sativola and St Thomas the Martyr are named as patrons of the high altar and St Michael and St Nicholas of the north transept altar. St Michael was possibly the earliest patron.
- ^ a b c Cornish Church Guide (1925) Truro: Blackford; pp. 128–29
- ^ Altarnon: St Nonna, Altarnon, Church of England, retrieved 25 September 2011
- ^ Beacham, Peter & Pevsner, Nikolaus (2014) Cornwall. (The Buildings of England.) New Haven: Yale University Press; p. 269
- ^ Langdon, A. G. (1896) Old Cornish Crosses. Truro: Joseph Pollard; p. 163
- ^ Boase, H.S. (1838): Contributions towards a knowledge of the geology of Cornwall; Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall 4, 166–474.
- ^ "Lidcott Mine" (PDF). Natural England. 1987. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
External links
Media related to Laneast at Wikimedia Commons