Place:St. Stephen's by Launceston, Cornwall, England

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NameSt. Stephen's by Launceston
TypeVillage, Civil parish
Coordinates50.647°N 4.371°W
Located inCornwall, England     ( - 1889)
See alsoEast Hundred, Cornwall, Englandhundred in which it was located
Launceston, Cornwall, Englandtown to which it was adjacent
St. Stephen's by Launceston Rural (parish), Cornwall, Englandparish established 1889 covering the rural part of St. Stephen's by Launceston
Launceston Registration District, Cornwall, Englandregistration district of which it was part 1837-1889
source: Family History Library Catalog


In the 19th century St. Stephen's by Launceston was a parish within Launceston Poor Law Union and Registration District.

A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of St. Stephen's by Launceston from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:

"STEPHEN'S (St.), a parish and a [registration] sub-district in Launceston district, Cornwall. The parish adjoins Launceston town and [railway] 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. Population: 873. Houses: 174. Tredidon and Carnedon are chief residences. A small manganese mine was here, but has been relinquished. The living is a [perpetual] 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 [registration] sub-district contains 6 parishes and a part. Acres: 28,776. Population: 3,607. Houses: 697."

In 1894 when urban and rural districts were introduced, St. Stephen's was split into two sections with St. Stephen's by Launceston Urban becoming a part of Launceston Municipal Borough, and St. Stephen's by Launceston Rural Civil Parish joining the Launceston Rural District.

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Research Tips

One 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.

  • GENUKI makes a great many suggestions as to other websites with worthwhile information about Cornwall as well as providing 19th century descriptions of each of the ecclesiastical parishes.
  • FamilySearch Wiki provides a similar information service to GENUKI which may be more up-to-date.
  • A Vision of Britain through Time has
  1. organization charts of the hierarchies of parishes within hundreds, registration districts and rural and urban districts of the 20th century
  2. excerpts from a gazetteer of circa 1870 outlining individual towns and parishes
  3. reviews of population through the time period 1800-1960
  • More local sources can often be found by referring to "What Links Here" in the column on the left.

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