Rushbrooke with Rougham explained

Country:England
Official Name:Rushbrooke with Rougham
Coordinates:52.23°N 0.788°W
Population:1,140
Population Ref:(2005)[1]
1,200 (2011)[2]
Shire District:West Suffolk
Shire County:Suffolk
Region:East of England
Post Town:Bury St Edmunds
Postcode District:IP30
Postcode Area:IP
Static Image Caption:Rushbrooke Parish Church photograph in 1903

Rushbrooke with Rougham is a large civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England covering the villages of Blackthorpe, Rougham and Rushbrooke as well as Rougham Airfield. Located directly south-east of Bury St Edmunds, in 2005 its population was 1,140.[1] One 'Henry of Rushbrook' was Abbot of Bury St Edmunds from 1235 to 1248. The site of a former stately home, Rushbrooke Hall, is situated to the south of Rushbrooke. Until April 2019 it was in the St Edmundsbury district. The parish was created on 1 April 1988 from Rougham and parts of Great Barton, Great Whelnetham and Rushbrooke.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/38314C3E-02A0-4515-92FE-8909C6FDB3A3/0/Parishestimates01to05.pdf Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk
  2. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 27 August 2016. Office for National Statistics. Neighbourhood Statistics.
  3. Web site: St. Edmundsbury (Parishes) Order 1988. Local Government Boundary Commission for England. 19 July 2019.