Rushall, Norfolk
Rushall is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Dickleburgh and Rushall, in the South Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 176.
The church of Rushall St Mary the Virgin is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk.
Toponymy
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.
History
The village used to be its own civil parish until it merged with Dickleburgh on 1 April 1935, the parish is now called Dickleburgh and Rushall.
References
- ^ "Population statistics Rushall CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Rushall Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Depwade Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
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