St Thomas the Apostle Rural
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{{Infobox UK place
|country = England
|map_type= Cornwall
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|label_position = top
|official_name= Tregadillett
|cornish_name= Tregadylet
|population= 836
|population_ref= (Civil Parish, 2011)
|civil_parish= St Thomas the Apostle Rural
|unitary_england= Cornwall
|lieutenancy_england = Cornwall
|region= South West England
|constituency_westminster= North Cornwall
|post_town= LAUNCESTON
|postcode_district = PL15
|postcode_area= PL
|dial_code= 01566
|os_grid_reference= SX298838
}}
St Thomas the Apostle Rural, also known as St Thomas-by-Launceston ({{langx|kw|Sen Tommos Lannstefan}}) is a civil parish in east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 201 Plymouth & Launceston {{ISBN|978-0-319-23146-3}} It is centred on the village of Tregadillett ({{langx|kw|Tregadylet}})[http://www.magakernow.org.uk/default.aspx?page=520 Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF)] : [http://www.magakernow.org.uk/idoc.ashx?docid=79ba408d-7c02-499e-8cd6-b18dd48de58d&version=-1 List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel]. Cornish Language Partnership. 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. The district falls within the Altarnun civil ward but at the 2011 Census the parish population had increased only slightly to 836.[http://www.citypopulation.de/php/uk-england-southwestengland.php? Tregadillet population]
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).
Gallery
File:Prior's Bridge and the River Kensey - geograph.org.uk - 323493.jpg|Prior's Bridge and the River Kensey
File:St Thomas Church - geograph.org.uk - 323476.jpg|St Thomas's Church
Parish church
The original parish church, dedicated to St Thomas, is on the northern outskirts of the town of Launceston at {{oscoor|SX327850|OS Grid Ref SX327850}} 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.Pevsner, N. (1970) Cornwall, 2nd ed. Penguin Books However, the later mission church, dedicated to St Mary the Virgin, is in the village of Tregadillett at {{oscoor|SX296840|OS Grid Ref SX296840}}.
There is a Cornish cross in the churchyard, found when the church was rebuilt in 1869-70.Langdon, A. G. (1896) Old Cornish Crosses. Truro: Joseph Pollard; pp. 93-94
Tregadillett
File:Eliot Arms, Tregadillett - geograph.org.uk - 587667.jpg
Tregadillett ({{langx|kw|Tregadyles}}) is the largest settlement in the parish and is situated beside the A30 trunk road about 3 miles (5 km) west of Launceston. The village has a primary school,https://www.tregadillett.net/ community centre,https://www.facebook.com/tregadilletthall/ shared with The Church of Christ the Cornerstone, Tregadillett https://tregadillett.church/ and a pub, The Eliot Arms;https://www.theeliotarms.co.uk/ the post office closed down, but now operates from the community centre on Mondays.https://www.postoffice.co.uk/branch-finder/4594703/tregadillett
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