XII. LANACHEBRAN, _or_ Lan-a-Kebran, _alias_ St. Kevran,[115] _in the deanry of_ Kerrier. CISTERTIAN CELL. Here was a society of Secular canons, at or about the time of the Conquest, dedicated to St. Achebran:[116] and afterwards here was a cell of Cistertian monks, subordinate to Beaulieu abbey in Hampshire,[117] and the manor here, as parcel of the possessions of Beaulieu, was granted, _2 Eliz._ to Francis earl of Bedford. _Vide_ in registro W. Bronscomb episc. Exon. ordinationem vicariæ S. Keverani, quam abbas de Bello Loco habet in proprios usus. Pat. 2 Ed. 3. p. 2. m. 27. Plac. coram rege, 16 Ed. 3. Pasch. rot. 230. Pat. 18 Ed. 3. p. 2. m. 4. Pat. 19 Ed. 3. m …. Pat. 49 Ed. 3. p. 2. m. 10. pro privilegiis allocandis. [Domesd. tom. i. fol. 121. H. E.] XIII. LAUNCELS, _in the deanry of_ Trigge Minor. CELL to the abbey of Hertland.[118] XIV. LAUNCESTON, _olim_ Lanstaveton, _i. e._ Fanum S. Stephani. 1. AUSTIN CANONS. There was a college of Secular[119] canons before the Conquest, in the church of St. Stephen,[120] about half a mile from this town, which being given to the bishop and church of Exeter by king Henry I.[121] it was suppressed before A.D. 1126. by Will. Warlewast bishop of Exeter, who in lieu of it founded in the west suburb under the castle hill,[122] a priory for canons[123] of the order of St. Austin, which was also dedicated to St. Stephen, to which he gave the best part of the college lands.[124] The yearly revenues of this monastery were rated, _26 Hen. 8._ at 354_l._ 0_s._ 11_d._, _q._ Dugd. 392_l._ 11_s._ 2_d._ _q._ Speed.[125]