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Launceston Priory was a priory at Newport, Launceston, Cornwall, England, UK.
The priory was a house of Augustinian canons. It received a charter in 1127, replacing an earlier foundation of secular canons at St Stephens. It was dissolved in 1539, and the site levelled.
The site was re-discovered in 1886 and 1888 (during the construction of the railway and a gas holder) and excavated by O. B. Peter, thus allowing the plan to be reconstructed.
In the late 20th century the ruins fell into disrepair, but in recent years they have been consolidated, the grounds tidied up, access improved and interpretation boards set up. The ruins are now cared for by the Friends of Launceston Priory in partnership with Launceston Town Council.
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