St Thomas the Apostle Rural
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St Thomas the Apostle Rural, also known as St Thomas-by-Launceston is a civil parish in east Cornwall
, United Kingdom
. It is centred on the village of Tregadillett and is in the Registration District of Launceston.
The parish lies to the west of the town of Launceston. It is bounded to the east by Launceston St Mary Magdelene, to the south by South Petherwin
, to the west by Trewen
, and to the north by Egloskerry
and St Stephen-by-Launceston
. The population of the parish in the 2001 census was 815.
In the 19th century, the parish of St Thomas the Apostle was split into rural and urban parts, the urban part being incorporated into Launceston. Thus the population in the 1891 census is given as 352 (urban) and 924 (rural).
trunk road about 3 miles (5 km) west of Launceston. The village has a school, a pub
and a post office
.
Cornwall
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, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. It is centred on the village of Tregadillett and is in the Registration District of Launceston.
The parish lies to the west of the town of Launceston. It is bounded to the east by Launceston St Mary Magdelene, to the south by South Petherwin
South Petherwin
South Petherwin is a village and civil parish in east Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is in the Registration District of Launceston. The civil parish is bounded to the north by the Launceston parishes of St Thomas and St Mary Magdalene, to the east by Lawhitton and Lezant parishes and to the west by...
, to the west by Trewen
Trewen
Trewen is a hamlet and a civil parish in east Cornwall, United Kingdom. The parish is just east of Bodmin Moor in the River Inny valley and lies in the Registration District of Launceston....
, and to the north by Egloskerry
Egloskerry
Egloskerry is a village and civil parish in east Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately five miles northwest of Launceston....
and St Stephen-by-Launceston
St Stephen-by-Launceston
St Stephens by Launceston Rural is a civil parish in the east of Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is in the Registration district of Launceston. The population of the parish in the 2001 census was 312...
. The population of the parish in the 2001 census was 815.
In the 19th century, the parish of St Thomas the Apostle was split into rural and urban parts, the urban part being incorporated into Launceston. Thus the population in the 1891 census is given as 352 (urban) and 924 (rural).
Parish church
The original parish church, dedicated to St Thomas, is on the northern outskirts of the town of Launceston at near the ruins of St Thomas's Priory and the River Kensey. It is largely of 15th century date, but the lower part of the tower is 14th century: interesting features include a Norman font and tympanum, and two wall paintings. However, the later mission church, dedicated to St Mary the Virgin, is in the village of Tregadillett at .Tregadillett
Tregadillett is the largest settlement in the parish and is situated beside the A30A30 road
The 284 miles A30 road from London to Land's End, historically known as the Great South West Road used to provide the most direct route from London to the south west; more recently the M3 motorway and A303 road performs this function for much of the route and only parts of A30 now retain trunk...
trunk road about 3 miles (5 km) west of Launceston. The village has a school, a pub
Public house
A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...
and a post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
.