St Stephens by Launceston Rural

St Stephens by Launceston Rural is a civil parish in the east of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

A mint was established here as early as the reign of Aethelred II, 976, but only one specimen is known to exist (it weighs 1.61g).

[5] The parish church, dedicated to St Stephen, is within the northern outskirts of the town of Launceston at grid reference SX 324 857.

The church was built in the early 13th century after the monastery which had been on this site had moved into the valley near the castle.

On the Tamar at Yeolmbridge is the oldest bridge in Cornwall: it has two pointed arches and the roadway has been widened in modern times.