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LUFFINCOTT, a parish in Holsworthy district, Devon; on the Bude canal and the river Tamar, at the boundary with Cornwall, 6 miles S by W of Holsworthy, and 6¼ NNW of Lifton r. station. Post town, Launceston. Acres, 971. Real property, £667. Pop., 71. Houses, 13. The property is divided among a few. The manor was anciently called Loghincot; was held by a family of the same name, from the time of Henry III. till that of Henry V.; and belongs now to H. Blagrove, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £67.* Patrons, J. Venner and J. Spettigue, Esqs. The church is modern.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Luffincott AP/CP Cornwall AncC |
Place names: | LOGHINCOT | LUFFINCOTT |
Place: | Luffincott |
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