Lezant

Lezant (Cornish: Lannsant)^[1] is a civil parish and village in east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Lezant village is about five miles (8 kilometres) south of Launceston.^[2] The population of the parish in the 2001 census was 751, increasing slightly to 765 in the 2011 census.^[3]

Lezant Cornish: Lannsant
Lezant Church
Lezant Location within Cornwall
Population	756 (United Kingdom Census 2011 including Carthamartha)
OS grid reference	SX339791
Civil parish	Lezant
Unitary authority	Cornwall
Ceremonial county	Cornwall
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LAUNCESTON
Postcode district	PL15
Dialling code	01579
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Cornwall
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	North Cornwall
List of places UK England Cornwall 50.588°N 4.348°W / 50.588; -4.348

Geography

The parish of Lezant is in the Launceston registration district. The county border with Devon forms the parish's eastern boundary. It is bounded on the north by South Petherwin and Lawhitton.

Greystone Quarry and Bridge

A historically important road crossing of the River Tamar is 2 miles (3.2 km) from the village at Greystone Bridge; the arched stone bridge was built in 1439.^[4] Greystone Bridge is the site of a large aggregate quarry operated by Bardon Aggregates. The quarry walls are designated as the Greystone Quarry SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest), for its geological characteristics.^[5]

Notable people

View towards Lezant

• Peter of Cornwall, a medieval scholar and prior of Holy Trinity, Aldgate, was born near Launceston, Cornwall, the son of Jordan of Trecarrel (died c. 1180).
• Matthew Sutcliffe, Dean of Exeter for over 40 years from 1588 was also Rector of Lezant from 1594.
• John Woolton (1535?-1594) was Bishop of Exeter, and from 1584 held the rectory of Lezant in plurality.