The parish church is
St Swithin's Church. Nearby, in the wooded valley is the holy well of St Swithin. There are two aisles but the arcades differ: while the north is of granite the south is of older
Polyphant stone. The fine series of over 60 benchends is from the same workshop as those of
Kilkhampton and
Poughill. Other features of interest are the medieval wall painting and the tomb of Sir John Chamond, 1624.
Charles Henderson writing in 1925 gives the dedication as to
St Andrew. The origin of the name Launcells is probably from
Lan- and a personal name
Kellys. In the early Middle Ages the church belonged to
Hartland Abbey and there are records of a dispute over the building of the chancel in 1382 which required episcopal intervention. Unusually for a Cornish church it has not been affected by Victorian or later restorations. ==References==