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the following text is based on an article in Wikipedia Lesnewth (Cornish: Lysnowyth) is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England. It is about six miles east of Tintagel Head and two miles east of Boscastle. The parish is bounded on the north by St. Juliot, on the east by St. Juliot and Davidstow, on the south by Davidstow, and on the west by the parish of Minster. Lesnewth is a small sparsely populated parish set in farmland with only a few houses, farms and a church. The manor is mentioned in the Domesday Survey of 1086, as Lisniwen. Lesnewth was part of the Lesnewth Hundred of Cornwall and in Camelford 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.
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