Rushbrooke is a village and former
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 ...
on the
River Lark, north west of
Ipswich
Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line ...
, now in the parish of
Rushbrooke with Rougham, in the
West Suffolk district, in the county of
Suffolk, England. Until April 2019 Rushbrooke was in the
St Edmundsbury district. In 1961 the parish had a population of 58.
Features
Rushbrooke has a church called St Nicholas.
History
The name "Rushbrooke" means 'Rush brook'. Rushbrooke 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 manus ...
as ''Rycebroc''. Alternative names for Rushbrooke are "Rushbroke" and "Rushbrook". The surname
Rushbrook derives from Rushbrooke. In 1912 R.B.W. Rushbrooke was the sole owner of Rushbrooke. On 1 April 1988 the parish was abolished and Rushbrooke with Rougham was created.
See also
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Rushbrooke Hall
References
External links
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Villages in Suffolk
Former civil parishes in Suffolk
Borough of St Edmundsbury
Thedwastre Hundred