Built
during the 13th century it marked the main route from Devon into
Cornwall and was an Assize Court and prison where public hangings
took place on the public green until 1821. During the reign of Henry
VIII a wall was built around the town, and the South Gate still stands
today with an archway for the town's traffic. One of the town's most
famous sons, Philip King, was sent to Australia as Govenor of New
South Wales where he named the town of Launceston, Tasmania. The
busy A30 dual-carriageway now allows the traveller to enter Cornwall
much easier than in the past travelling speedily towards Bodmin.
This journey will take you past Jamaica Inn, made famous by Daphne
Du Maurier.
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