Launceston
Launceston is a community, old borough, and civil parish in Cornwall, England, UK. It is 1 mile (1.6 kilometres) west of the middle stage of the River Tamar, which makes up nearly the whole boundary between Cornwall as well as Devon. The landscape of the town is normally steep especially at a sharp south-western knoll topped by Launceston Castle. These slopes fall down to the River Kensey and also smaller sized tributaries. The town centre itself is bypassed as well as is no longer physically a major road. The A388 still runs through the community near the centre. The community stays figuratively the "entrance to Cornwall", due to having the A30, among both dual carriageways into the county, pass straight next to the community. The other dual carriageway as well as alternate main point of entrance is the A38 at Saltash over the Tamar Bridge and was finished in 1962. There are smaller points of entry to Cornwall on minor roadways. Launceston Steam Railway narrow-gauge heritage train runs as a vacationer attraction throughout the summer season. It was recovered for visual and industrial heritage objectives and leaves a brief country course, it is popular with site visitors however does not compete much of the year. Launceston Castle was constructed by Robert, Count of Mortain (half-brother of William the Conqueror) c. 1070 to control the surrounding location. Launceston was the caput of the feudal barony of Launceston and also of the Earldom of Cornwall till changed by Lostwithiel in the 13th century. Launceston was later the county town of Cornwall up until 1835 when Bodmin replaced it. Two civil parishes offer the community and also its outskirts, of which the main more built-up administrative system housed 8,952 homeowners at the 2011 census. 3 electoral wards consist of recommendation to the community, their overall population, from 2011 census information, being 11,837 and also 2 ecclesiastical parishes offer the previous single parish, with 3 churches and also a large swathe of land to the north and west part of the location. Launceston's motto "Royale et Loyale" (English translation: Royal and Loyal) is a referral to its adherence to the Cavalier cause throughout the English Civil War of the mid-17th century.
