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Rushmere, north Suffolk

Village in Suffolk, England

Summary

Village in Suffolk, England

Field	Value
official_name	Rushmere
country	England
region	East of England
static_image_name	Rushmere St Michael.jpg
static_image_caption	Church of St Michael and All Angels
area_total_km2	3
area_footnotes
population	60
population_ref	(2016 est)
os_grid_reference	TM495871
coordinates
post_town	Lowestoft
postcode_area	NR
postcode_district	NR33
dial_code	01502
constituency_westminster	Suffolk Coastal
shire_district	East Suffolk
shire_county	Suffolk
hide_services	yes

Rushmere is a village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district of the English county of Suffolk. The village is around 5 mi south-west of Lowestoft and 5+1/2 mi south-east of Beccles. Neighbouring parishes include Gisleham, Henstead with Hulver Street and Mutford. The Hundred River forms the southern boundary of the parish.

Settlement within the parish is dispersed without a village centre. The population was estimated at 60 in 2016. The majority of the land in the parish is agricultural with the name meaning a rushy enclosure or lake.

History

The village was recorded in the Domesday Book with around 18 households as part of the holdings of King William. The population varied between around 100 and 150 between 1800 and 1950 before declining in the later 20th century. In 1846 the manor formed part of the land owned by Samuel Morton Peto. Rushmere Hall, which dates to the 16th century, is a Grade II* listed farmhouse.

The parish church is a round-tower church which dates to the Norman period and is a Grade I listed building. The church is dedicated to St. Michael and All Angels and is situated to the north of the parish, close to the parish boundary with Mutford. The majority of the building is medieval and the roof is thatched. The building was derelict in the 1930s but was restored by the local community and reopened in 2010.

References

[https://heritage.suffolk.gov.uk/media/pdfs/rushmere.pdf Parish: Rushmere], Suffolk Heritage Explorer, [[Suffolk County Council]]. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
[https://www.healthysuffolk.org.uk/uploads/Rushmere-_Parish_Profile.pdf Rushmere], Healthy Suffolk, 2016. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
[https://www.eastsuffolk.gov.uk/assets/Planning/Neighbourhood-Planning/Town-and-village-profiles/Rushmere.pdf Village profile: Rushmere], [[East Suffolk District Council]], 2019, Retrieved 2021-02-12.
Knott S (2009) [http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/rushmerestmi.htm St Michael, Rushmere], Suffolk Churches. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
[http://opendomesday.org/place/TM4987/rushmere/ Rushmere], Open Domesday. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
[http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-282070-rushmere-hall-rushmere-suffolk#.V8M2pWU4neQ Rushmere Hall, Rushmere], British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
[http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-282069-church-of-st-michael-and-all-angels-rush#.V8Mz9GU4neR Church of St Michael and All Angels, Rushmere], British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
Boggis M (2010) [http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/tiny_thatched_suffolk_church_stands_proud_again_1_480155 Tiny thatched Suffolk church stands proud again], ''[[Eastern Daily Press]]'', 2010-04-30. Retrieved 2016-08-28.

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