Rushmere is a village and

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in the East Suffolk district of the

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. The village is around south-west of

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and south-east of

Beccles Beccles ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the English county of Suffolk.OS Explorer Map OL40: The Broads: (1:25 000) : . The town is shown on the milestone as from London via the A145 and A12 roads, north-east of London as the crow fli ...

. Neighbouring parishes include

Gisleham Gisleham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Suffolk. It is on the edge of Lowestoft, around south-west of the town centre. The parish is in the East Suffolk district, situated between Carlton Colville and Kessingland. Th ...

Henstead with Hulver Street Henstead with Hulver Street is a civil parish in the East Suffolk district of the English county of Suffolk. It is around south-west of Lowestoft, south-east of Beccles and north of the coastal town of Southwold.Mutford Mutford is a village and civil parish in the East Suffolk District of the English county of Suffolk. The village is south-west of Lowestoft and south-east of Beccles in a rural area. The parish borders Barnby, Carlton Colville, Gisleham, Rush ...

. The Hundred River forms the southern boundary of the parish.Village profile: Rushmere

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, 2019, Retrieved 2021-02-12. Settlement within the parish is dispersed without a village centre.Knott S (2009
St Michael, Rushmere
Suffolk Churches. Retrieved 2016-08-28. 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 Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manusc ...

with around 18 households as part of the holdings of King William.Rushmere
Open Domesday. Retrieved 2016-08-28. 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 Sir Samuel Morton Peto, 1st Baronet (4 August 1809 – 13 November 1889) was an English entrepreneur, civil engineer and railway developer, and, for more than 20 years, a Member of Parliament (MP). A partner in the firm of Grissell and Peto, he ...

. Rushmere Hall, which dates to the 16th century, is a Grade II* listed farmhouse.Rushmere Hall, Rushmere
British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2016-08-28. The parish church is a

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which dates to the Norman period and is a

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.Church of St Michael and All Angels, Rushmere
British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2016-08-28. 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.Boggis M (2010
Tiny thatched Suffolk church stands proud again
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'', 2010-04-30. Retrieved 2016-08-28. The building was derelict in the 1930s but was restored by the local community and reopened in 2010.

References

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