50°22′01″N 4°42′00″W / 50.367°N 4.700°W Lanescot (Cornish: Lysnestek)[1] is a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is in a former mining area, about four miles (6 km) east-northeast of St Austell and four miles (6 km) west-northwest of Fowey.[2] The Saints' Way long-distance footpath passes through Lanescot.