Daw's House

Daw's House is a hamlet in the parish of South Petherwin, Cornwall, England, on the outskirts of the significant town of Launceston. Framed by its parish identity and its location beside a notable town, Daw's House occupies a specific place within the Cornish landscape. Mention of South Petherwin locates it within a parish community, while its position on the outskirts of Launceston places it in direct relation to that town. In this way Daw's House is both part of the parish and connected to the wider presence of Launceston. For anyone tracing the layers of place in Cornwall—parish, hamlet and town—Daw's House represents the meeting point between a named parish and a recognised town. Its description points to the simple geography of settlement: a hamlet within South Petherwin, situated on the edge of Launceston in Cornwall, England.