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]