Rushford, Norfolk

Rushford
Rushford  Rushford shown within Norfolk
OS grid reference	TL925814
District	Breckland
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Thetford
Postcode district	IP24
EU Parliament	East of England
List of places UK England Norfolk

Coordinates: 52°23′49″N 0°49′41″E / 52.397017°N 0.827932°E

Rushford is a small village in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the north bank of the River Little Ouse, 3 ¹⁄₂ miles (5.6 km) east of the town of Thetford and south of the main A1066 road. The river forms the boundary between Norfolk and Suffolk and, until 1894, Rushford was in both counties.^[1] Rushford Hall^[2] is south of the river and thus in Suffolk.

Signpost in Rushford

The population of the village is included in the civil parish of Brettenham. Filming for the film WitchFinder General starring Vincent Price and Ian Ogilvy took place here in 1967.

Notable residents

• Edmund Gonville, a founder of Gonville and Caius College, was rector of Rushford from 1326 to 1342.^[3]

References

1. "Index of places in England and Wales". Genuki. Archived from the original on February 20, 2009. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
2. Rushford Hall in geograph.com
3. "Gonville at University of Cambridge".

External links

Media related to Rushford, Norfolk at Wikimedia Commons

• Rushford Church Website
• Map sources for Rushford, Norfolk