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Lawhitton
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Also known as Lawhitton, Cornwall

Lawhitton () is a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is situated two miles (3 km) south-west of Launceston and half-a-mile west of Cornwall's border with Devon at the River Tamar. The village is the main settlement in the civil parish of Lawhitton Rural, which was created in 1894 from the part of the old parish of Lawhitton that lay outside the borough boundaries of Launceston. The border with Devon forms the parish's eastern boundary; to the north, it is bounded by St Thomas by Launceston parish; to the west by Launceston parish; and to the south by Lezant parish.

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Place details

Locality
Lawhitton
Region
England
Country
United Kingdom
Population
0

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Key facts

UK place.static_image_name
Terrace of Cottages in Lawhitton - geograph.org.uk - 330665.jpg
UK place.static_image_width
240
UK place.static_image_caption
A terrace of cottages in Lawhitton
UK place.country
England
UK place.map_type
Cornwall
UK place.official_name
Lawhitton
UK place.cornish_name
Lannwydhan
UK place.population
301
UK place.population_ref
(Lawhitton Rural parish, 2021)
UK place.civil_parish
Lawhitton Rural
UK place.unitary_england
Cornwall
UK place.lieutenancy_england
Cornwall
UK place.region
South West England
UK place.constituency_westminster
North Cornwall
UK place.post_town
LAUNCESTON
UK place.postcode_district
PL15
UK place.postcode_area
PL
UK place.dial_code
01566

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Population
232
Image
Terrace of Cottages in Lawhitton - geograph.org.uk - 330665.jpg
Dialing code
01566
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Commons category
Lawhitton
postal code
PL15
OS grid reference
SX355824
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7 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Parish church
  • Bennett-Coffin family
  • Governance
  • Administrative history
  • Notable resident
  • References

Lawhitton () is a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is situated two miles (3 km) south-west of Launceston and half-a-mile west of Cornwall's border with Devon at the River Tamar. The village is the main settlement in the civil parish of Lawhitton Rural, which was created in 1894 from the part of the old parish of Lawhitton that lay outside the borough boundaries of Launceston. The border with Devon forms the parish's eastern boundary; to the north, it is bounded by St Thomas by Launceston parish; to the west by Launceston parish; and to the south by Lezant parish. At the 2021 census the population of the parish was 301.

==History== thumb|Old Post Office, Lawhitton At the time of Domesday Book (1086) the manor was held by the bishop and had 11 hides of land and land for 40 ploughs. The lord had land for 2 ploughs with 7 serfs, and 27 villeins and 20 smallholders had land for 29 ploughs. There was 8 acres of meadow, 100 acres of pasture and 10 acres of underwood. The value of the manor was £17 though it had formerly been worth only £8.

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