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Launcells

Though the name ‘Launcells’ is applied to the area, there is no Launcells village. There was a church here in the time of the Domesday Book, when the manor, of which there are no remains, was held by the Earl of Cornwall. The current church, set in a delightful wooded combe, is dedicated to St Swithin and was built in the 15th century. It is delightfully unrestored, prompting John Betjeman to declare it ‘the least spoilt church in Cornwall’. The church is notable for its fine Tudor bench-ends and for over 1,400 15th century Barnstaple floor tiles, with raised griffins, lions, pelicans and flowers. Just outside the church is a small holy well, and in the churchyard lies the grave of the remarkable Sir Goldsworthy Gurney (see also Bude).

Available Guidebooks for this region:

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The Hidden Places of Cornwall

This guidebook offers the reader places to stay, eat and drink as well as interesting places to visit and many main heritage sites. You can read more here.

The Hidden Places of England

This national guidebook covers every county in England offering places to stay, visit, eat and drink as well as places to visit. You can read more here.

The Country Living Guide to the West Country

This guidebook covers Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset offering places to stay, visit, eat and drink as well as places to shop. You can read more here.

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