Place:St. Stephen's by Launceston Rural (parish), Cornwall, England

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NameSt. Stephen's by Launceston Rural (parish)
Alt namesSt. Stephen'ssource: WeRelate abbreviation
TypeCivil parish
Coordinates50.647°N 4.371°W
Located inCornwall, England     (1894 - )
See alsoEast Hundred, Cornwall, Englandhundred in which it was located
Launceston Rural, Cornwall, Englandrural district of which it was a part 1894-1974
Launceston Registration District, Cornwall, Englandregistration district of which it was part 1894-2007
source: Family History Library Catalog


In the 19th century the parish of St. Stephen's by Launceston was part of Launceston Poor Law Union and Registration District. In 1894 when urban and rural districts were introduced, it was split into two sections with St. Stephen's by Launceston Urban becoming a part of Launceston, and St. Stephen's by Launceston Rural Civil Parish joining the Launceston Rural District.

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St. Stephen's by Launceston is now a modern civil parish in the east of Cornwall, England. The population of the parish in the 2001 census was 312.

The parish lies immediately north west of the town of Launceston and is bounded to the south by the parishes of St. Thomas-by-Launceston Rural (also known as St. Thomas the Apostle Rural) and Lawhitton. To the east it is bounded by the River Tamar, (the border between Cornwall and Devon), and to the north and north-west by the parishes of Werrington, North Petherwin and Egloskerry.

St. Stephen's by Launceston was part of the Launceston Rural District from 1894 until 1974.

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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.

https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/CON/Jacobstow

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