Rushall, Norfolk

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Rushall
Rushall is located in Norfolk
Rushall
Rushall
Location within Norfolk
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
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Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
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Postcode districtIP21
Dialling code01379
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52°23′47″N 1°11′06″E / 52.396501°N 1.185107°E / 52.396501; 1.185107Coordinates: 52°23′47″N 1°11′06″E / 52.396501°N 1.185107°E / 52.396501; 1.185107

Rushall is a village in the county of Norfolk, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 176.[1]

The church of Rushall St Mary the Virgin is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk.

Toponymy[]

The name 'Rushall' means perhaps, 'Rif's nook of land' or the first element may be Old English 'hrif', 'belly/womb', used in some topographical sense.[2]

History[]

The village used to be its own civil parish until it merged with Dickleburgh in 1935, the parish is now called Dickleburgh and Rushall.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Population statistics Rushall CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Rushall Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Depwade Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 3 December 2021.


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