In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described St Stephens By Launceston like this:
STEPHEN'S (St.), a parish and a sub-district in Launceston district, Cornwall. The parish adjoins Launceston town and r. station; was known at Domesday as Lanson; includes the disfranchised borough of Newport; and has cattle fairs on 12 May, 31 July, and 25 Sept. Post town, Launceston. Acres, 3,905. ...
Real property, £4,340. Pop., 873. Houses, 174. Tredidon and Carnedon are chief residences. A small manganese mine was here, but has been relinquished. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £110. Patrons, the Inhabitants. The original church was collegiate, and was changed in 1126 into an Augustinian priory. The present church stands on a hill, and has a good tower.—The sub-district contains 6 parishes and a part. Acres, 28,776. Pop., 3,607. Houses, 697.
St Stephens by Launceston through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of St Stephens by Launceston in North Cornwall | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1357
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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