Rushford, Norfolk

Rushford
Signpost in Rushford
Rushford is located in Norfolk
Rushford
Rushford
Location within Norfolk
OS grid referenceTL925814
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townThetford
Postcode districtIP24
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°23′49″N 0°49′41″E / 52.397017°N 0.827932°E / 52.397017; 0.827932

Rushford is a small village in the civil parish of Brettenham, in the Breckland district, in the county of Norfolk, England. 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. In 1931 the parish had a population of 94.[3] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Brettenham.[4]

Filming for the film Witchfinder General starring Vincent Price and Ian Ogilvy took place here in 1967.

The village's name means 'Rush enclosure'.[5]

  1. ^ "Index of places in England and Wales". Genuki. Archived from the original on 20 February 2009. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
  2. ^ Rushford Hall in Geograph
  3. ^ "Population statistics Rushford CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Relationships and changes Rushford CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Key to English Place-names".