Lewannick
Cornwall



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Lewannick, (anciently called Lawaneck, Lewanecke, and Lawannick) is situated in the deanery and Hundred of East. It is bounded on the north by Trewn and South Petherwin, on the east by Lezant, on the south by North Hill, and on the west by Altarnun. The name most probably means "church site of Guenoc" a Breton saint.

The small hilltop village of Lewannick is centred around a crossroads, which is unusual for Cornwall, where the villages tend to stretch along sheltered valleys. In the church is a stone dating from Roman times with carvings in Latin and Ogham, an old British alphabet.











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