Rushmere is an area and former
civil parish in
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 ...
, England and lies adjacent to the town of
Ipswich, in the
Ipswich district. In 1901 the parish had a population of 601.
In 1894 the parish of
Rushmere St Andrew was created from the rural part of the parish, on 25 March 1903 the parish was abolished to form Ipswich.
Economy
The village has two churches (Church of England, and Baptist), two rugby clubs, and a village hall. The village is surrounded by fields and there are many routes into the Fynn Valley. Most of Rushmere is on one road, Rushmere Road. The boundary between Rushmere St Andrew and Ipswich runs along part of Humber Doucy Lane, which leads to the neighbouring village of
Westerfield.
Sport and leisure
Rushmere has a
Non-League football
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club
Ipswich Wanderers F.C. who play at Humber Doucy Lane.
References
External links
Ipswich Districts
Former civil parishes in Suffolk
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