Place:Launcells, Cornwall, England

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NameLauncells
TypeCivil parish
Coordinates50.8282°N 4.4653°W
Located inCornwall, England
See alsoStratton Hundred, Cornwall, Englandhundred in which it was located
Stratton Rural, Cornwall, Englandrural district of which it was part 1894-1974
Stratton Registration District, Cornwall, Englandregistration district of which it was part 1837-2007
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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.

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