Rushbrooke with Rougham is a large civil parish in the

West Suffolk West Suffolk may refer to the following places in Suffolk, England: * West Suffolk (county), a county until 1974 * West Suffolk District, a local government district established in 2019 * West Suffolk (UK Parliament constituency), an electoral dist ...

district of

Suffolk Suffolk () is a ceremonial county of England in East Anglia. It borders Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south; the North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include Lowes ...

in eastern England covering the villages of Blackthorpe, Rougham and

Rushbrooke Rushbrook is a surname. The surname derives from Rushbrooke in Suffolk, England. Notable people with the surname include: * Claire Rushbrook (born 1971), English actress * Philip Rushbrook, governor of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha ...

as well as

Rougham Airfield Rougham Airfield, formerly Royal Air Force Station Bury St Edmunds or more simply RAF Bury St Edmunds is a former Royal Air Force station located east of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England. It is not to be confused with the RAF grass strip on ...

. Located directly south-east of

Bury St Edmunds Bury St Edmunds (), commonly referred to locally as Bury, is a historic market town, market, cathedral town and civil parish in Suffolk, England.OS Explorer map 211: Bury St.Edmunds and Stowmarket Scale: 1:25 000. Publisher:Ordnance Survey – ...

, in 2005 its population was 1,140. One 'Henry of Rushbrook' was

Abbot of Bury St Edmunds Abbot of Bury St. Edmunds was the title used by the head of the Benedictine monastery Bury St. Edmunds Abbey in the county of Suffolk, England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to i ...

from 1235 to 1248. The site of a former

stately home An English country house is a large house or mansion in the English countryside. Such houses were often owned by individuals who also owned a town house. This allowed them to spend time in the country and in the city—hence, for these peopl ...

, Rushbrooke Hall, is situated to the south of Rushbrooke. Until April 2019 it was in the

St Edmundsbury Bury St Edmunds (), commonly referred to locally as Bury, is a historic market, cathedral town and civil parish in Suffolk, England.OS Explorer map 211: Bury St.Edmunds and Stowmarket Scale: 1:25 000. Publisher:Ordnance Survey – Southampton ...

district. The parish was created on 1 April 1988 from Rougham and parts of

Great Barton Great Barton is a large village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk, England, about East of Bury St Edmunds on the A143.OS Explorer map 211: Bury St.Edmunds and Stowmarket Scale: 1:25 000. Publisher:Ordnance Survey – Sou ...

, Great Whelnetham and Rushbrooke.

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External links

* Civil parishes in Suffolk Borough of St Edmundsbury {{Suffolk-geo-stub