Truscott, Cornwall

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Truscott is a hamlet in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is in the parish of St Stephens by Launceston Rural and is about halfway between St Stephens and Egloskerry. [1]

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References

  1. Ordnance Survey One-inch Map of Great Britain; Bodmin and Launceston, sheet 186. 1961.

Coordinates: 50°38′57″N4°24′01″W / 50.6491474°N 4.40023°W / 50.6491474; -4.40023