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. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
on the
River Lark
The River Lark crosses the border between Suffolk and Cambridgeshire in England. It is a tributary of the River Great Ouse, and was extended when that river was re-routed as part of drainage improvements. It is thought to have been used for nav ...
, north west of
Ipswich
Ipswich () is a port town and Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in Suffolk, England. It is the county town, and largest in Suffolk, followed by Lowestoft and Bury St Edmunds, and the third-largest population centre in East Anglia, ...
, now in the parish of
Rushbrooke with Rougham
Rushbrooke with Rougham is a large civil parish in the West Suffolk District, West Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England covering the villages of Blackthorpe, Rougham, Suffolk, Rougham and Rushbrooke, Suffolk, Rushbrooke as well as RAF ...
, 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 di ...
district, in the county of
Suffolk
Suffolk ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia. It is bordered by Norfolk to the north, the North Sea to the east, Essex to the south, and Cambridgeshire to the west. Ipswich is the largest settlement and the county ...
, 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 dedicated to 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 at the behest of William the Conqueror. The manuscript was originally known by ...
of 1086 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
Rushbrooke Hall was a British stately home in Rushbrooke, Suffolk. For several hundred years it was the family seat of the Jermyn family. It was demolished in 1961.
History
The original manor house on the moated site to the south of the village ...
References
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Villages in Suffolk
Former civil parishes in Suffolk
Borough of St Edmundsbury
Thedwastre Hundred