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Launcells (Cornish: Lannseles) is a hamlet and civil parish in north-east Cornwall, England. It is located three miles (5 km) east of Bude. The River Tamar forms the eastern boundary of the civil parish, as well as the Cornish boundary with Devon. The civil parish contains other settlements of Red Post, Hobbacott and Grimscott. In 2001, 563 people lived within the civil parish. Launcells was part of the Stratton Hundred of Cornwall and in Stratton Rural District between 1894 and 1974. [edit] Research TipsOne of the many maps available on A Vision of Britain through Time is one from the Ordnance Survey Series of 1900 illustrating the parish boundaries of Cornwall at the turn of the 20th century. This map blows up to show all the parishes and many of the small villages and hamlets. The following websites have pages explaining their provisions in WeRelate's Repository Section. Some provide free online databases.
https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/CON/Jacobstow
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