Laneast: escaping a life of farm labouring

Laneast is one of those small agricultural parishes to the west of Launceston. However, even small parishes could often take pride in some claim to fame. Laneast was the birthplace of John Couch Adams (1819-1892), a Cambridge professor who predicted the existence of the planet Neptune. Most residents of the parish in the mid-Victorian years … Continue reading Laneast: escaping a life of farm labouring →