Rumburgh
| Rumburgh | |
|---|---|
 Church of St Michael & St Felix | |
  Rumburgh Location withinSuffolk | |
| Area | 6 km2(2.3 sq mi)[1] |
| Population | 327 (2011)[1] |
| •Density | 55/km2(140/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TM345814 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Halesworth |
| Postcode district | IP19 |
| Dialling code | 01986 |
| UK Parliament | |
Rumburghis a village andcivil parishin theEnglish countyofSuffolk.It is 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north-west of the market town ofHalesworthin theEast Suffolk District.The population of the parish at the2011 United Kingdom censuswas 327.[1]
The village is centred around a road junction, with development extending in a linear fashion. There is an additional cluster of housing at Aldous Corner as well as a number of scattered farms throughout the parish.[2][3]The parish borders the parishes ofSt James South Elmham,All Saints and St Nicholas South Elmham,St Michael South Elmham,Ilketshall St Margaret,SpexhallandWissett.[1]
History
[edit]The village was not mentioned directly in theDomesday Book,[3][4]butRumburgh Priorywas founded in the parish in about 1065. ABenedictinepriory, it was founded as a cell ofSt Benet's AbbeyatHulmein Norfolk.[3][5]At the time of the Domesday survey it had 12 monks.[5]The priory was "suppressed" in 1528 byCardinal Wolseyand used to provide funds for the building ofCardinal CollegeinIpswich.[3][6][7]
Culture and community
[edit]The parish church dates from the 13th-century and is the former priory church. It is dedicated to St Michael and St Felix and has an unusual wide tower dating from the same period the church was built. Thenaveandchanceldate from the 15th-century and the south porch from the 16th-century. The church is a Grade I listed building.[7][8]
Other than the church, Rumburgh has a village hall, playing field and a public house, theRumburgh Buck.[2][9]
References
[edit]- ^abcdVillage profile: Rumburgh,East Suffolk District Council,2019. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
- ^abRumburgh,Healthy Suffolk, 2016. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
- ^abcdRumburgh,Suffolk Heritage Explorer,Suffolk County Council.Retrieved 2021-03-03.
- ^Rumburgh,Open Domesday. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
- ^abPage W (1975) 'Houses of Benedictine monks: Priory of Rumburgh' inA History of the County of Suffolk: Volume 2,pp. 77–79. (Available onlineat British History Online. Retrieved 2011-05-02.)
- ^Lewis S(ed) (1848) 'Rufford - Runwick' inA Topographical Dictionary of England,pp. 711–716. (Available onlineat British History Online. Retrieved 2011-05-02.)
- ^abKnott S (2008)St Michael, Rumburgh,Suffolk Churches. Retrieved 2011-05-02.
- ^Church of St Michael and St Felix,List entry,Historic England.Retrieved 2021-03-03.
- ^Rumburgh Buck,Suffolk pubs,Campaign for Real Ale.Retrieved 2021-03-03.
External links
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