Rushbrooke, West Suffolk

Rushbrooke is a village and former civil parish on the River Lark, 20 miles (32 km) north west of Ipswich,[1] now in the parish of Rushbrooke with Rougham, in the West Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. Until April 2019 Rushbrooke was in the St Edmundsbury district. In 1961 the parish had a population of 58.[2]

Rushbrooke
Rushbrooke
Location within Suffolk
OS grid referenceTL887617
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom

Features

Rushbrooke has a church called St Nicholas.[3]

History

The name "Rushbrooke" means 'Rush brook'.[4] Rushbrooke was recorded in the Domesday Book as Rycebroc.[5] Alternative names for Rushbrooke are "Rushbroke" and "Rushbrook".[6] The surname Rushbrook derives from Rushbrooke.[7] In 1912 R.B.W. Rushbrooke was the sole owner of Rushbrooke.[8] On 1 April 1988 the parish was abolished and Rushbrooke with Rougham was created.[9]

See also

References
  1. "Distance from Rushbrooke [52.220907, 0.760878]". GENUKI. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  2. "Population Statistics Rushbrooke CP/AP through time". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  3. "St Nicholas, Rushbrooke". Suffolk Churches. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  4. "Rushbrooke Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  5. "Suffolk N-R". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  6. "History of Rushbrooke, in St Edmundsbury and Suffolk Place names". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  7. "Last name: Rushbrook". Surname Database. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  8. "Rushbrooke" (PDF). Heritage Suffolk. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  9. "St. Edmundsbury (Parishes) Order 1988" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
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