Dickleburgh and Rushall is a
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
in
South Norfolk
South Norfolk is a local government district in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in Long Stratton. The population of the Local Authority District was 124,012 as taken at the 2011 Census.
History
The district was formed on 1 April 19 ...
. It covers an area of and had a population of 1356 in 565 households at the
2001 census, increasing to 1,472 at the 2011 Census.
Toponymy
The name 'Dickleburgh' means 'Dicel's/Dicla's fortification'. The specific might also be a place-name: Dic-leah, 'wood/clearing of Diss' or 'ditch wood/clearing'.
The name 'Rushall' means perhaps, 'Rif's nook of land' or the first element may be Old English 'hrif', 'belly/womb', used in some topographical sense.
Creation
The parish comprises the two old parishes (pre-1973)
Dickleburgh
Dickleburgh is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Dickleburgh and Rushall, in the South Norfolk district of the England, English county of Norfolk. The village is located 3.5 miles east of Diss, Norfolk, Diss and 17 miles sout ...
and
Rushall.
Electoral ward
This parish also forms part of the
electoral ward of Dickleburgh. This ward stretches north to
Great Moulton with a total population taken at the 2011 Census of 2,814.
Notes
http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Rushall
http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Dickleburgh
External links
Dickleburgh and Rushall Parish CouncilSt Mary's on the European Round Tower Churches website
Civil parishes in Norfolk
South Norfolk
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