John Couch Adams

The source records Laneast as this person's birthplace. The pin marks the area, not an exact birth address or later home.

What is recorded here

Why this person is known: English mathematician and astronomer (1819–1892)

From Wikidata Q20015

Birthplace

Laneast

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• Chris Andrews, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Ian Thompson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Derek Harper, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Peter Kazmierczak, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• David Smith, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Ian Capper, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Pete Chapman, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Rod Allday, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

Medieval churchyard cross in Laneast churchyardScheduled monument · 94 ydOld Milestone by the A395, north of LaneastMonument or public art · 883 ydHigh Hall FarmhouseListed building · 1.2 miThe Old VicarageListed building · 1.4 miRed Down PlantationForest · 2.0 miHidden Valley Discovery ParkHeritage attraction · 3.1 miFox TorMountain / peak · 3.4 miWilsey DownForest · 3.4 miThe BeaconMountain / peak · 3.6 miPetherwin Gate CemeteryCemetery · 4.5 mi43rd Wessex MemorialMemorial · 5.5 miRAF Davidstow Moor Memorial MuseumMuseum · 5.7 mi

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