LAWHITTON, a parish in the northern division
of EAST hundred, county of CORNWALL, 2 miles
(S. E. by E.) from Launceston, containing 435 inhabitants.
The living is a rectory, in the archdeaconry of
Cornwall, and diocese of Exeter, rated in th,e king's
books at £19. 6. 8., and in the peculiar jurisdiction
and patronage of the Bishop of Exeter. The church is
dedicated to St. Michael. This place had anciently a
market and a fair, granted to one of the bishops of
Exeter. A small portion of this parish is included
within the borough of Launceston.