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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Rushmere like this:
RUSHMERE, a parish in Mutford district, Suffolk; 2½ miles S S W of Carlton-Colville r. station, and 5 S W of Lowestoft. Post-town, Wangford. Acres, 759. Real property, £1, 602. Pop., 121. Houses, 29. The property is divided among a few. There are sand pits. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £212.* Patrons, Lord Boston and F. W. Irby, Esq. The church is old but good. There is a parochial school.
Rushmere is now part of EAST SUFFOLK District. Click here for graphs and data of how EAST SUFFOLK has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Rushmere itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Rushmere, in East Suffolk and Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7648
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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