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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Lesnewth like this:
LESNEWTH, a parish and a hundred in Cornwall. The parish is in Camelford district; and lies 4½ miles N by E of Camelford, and 14 W by N of Launceston r. station. Post town, Boscastle, Cornwall. Acres, 2,028. Real property, £1,167. Pop., 114. Houses, 23. The manor belongs to Lord Churston. ...
The surface is hilly. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £200.* Patron, Lord Churston. The church is ancient; was recently restored; includes some Norman features; comprises nave, S transept, and chancel, with a tower; and contains a piscina and an ancient font. There is a dissenting chapel.-The hundred contains also seventeen other parishes, and includes the town of Camelford. Acres, 68,889. Pop. in 1851,8,962; in 1861,8,151. Houses, 1,688.
Lesnewth is now part of CORNWALL Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CORNWALL has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Lesnewth itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Lesnewth in Cornwall | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3179
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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