In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Rushmere St Andrew like this:
RUSHMERE, a village and a parish in Woodbridge district, Suffolk. The village stands 1¾ mile E S E of Westerfield r. station, and 2½ E by N of Ipswich; and has a post-office under Ipswich. The parish includes part of Ipswich borough, and comprises 2, 142 acres. Real property, £3, 599. ...
Pop., 678. Houses, 141. Pop.of the part in I. borough, 240. Houses, 54. The manor belongs to the Marquis of Bristol. Limes and Pineloftare chief residences. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £180.* Patron, the Marquis of Bristol. The church was rebuilt in 1861, at a cost of £1, 500. There is a national school.
Rushmere St Andrew through time
Rushmere St Andrew is now part of Suffolk Coastal district. Click here for graphs and data of how Suffolk Coastal has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Rushmere St Andrew itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Rushmere St Andrew in Suffolk Coastal | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7650
Date accessed: 28th April 2024
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