Laneast Church is a gem of a country church. The Norman church was cruciform, and the Norman chancel, north wall and north transept remain. The south porch and south aisle have good wagon roofs. There is a roof boss of a crowned female head thought to be St Sidwell, patron of the church, in the chancel. 

The Prayer desk is carved with  a rose and the arms of the Prior of Launceston – a cockerel – on one side, and a Lily vase (for the Annunciation) with a dragon over it on the other side. The W with a line through it above the prior’s arms may stand for William Hopkyn, prior of Launceston c.1491-1507. 

The font is Norman and is a local style with faces on the corners and six-petalled flowers on the four sides. The bench ends are a delight, they are well carved and there is almost a complete set.

Note the Cornish stile as you enter the church yard, the gaps have been filled in - originally the stile was to keep animals out of the grave yard. There is a tall Celtic cross in the churchyard just by the South Door to the Church.