Rushall
"RUSHALL, a parish in the hundred of Swanborough, county Wilts, 3 miles S.W. of Pewsey, and 9 N.W. of Ludgershall. The village, which is small, and chiefly agricultural, is situated on the river Avon. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Salisbury, value £400, in the patronage of the Warden and Fellows of Merton College, Oxford. The Baptists have a place of worship. There is a school, partly supported by subscriptions. The principal residence is the Hall, belonging to Sir E. Poore, Bart., of Cufnalls."[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
Parish and village. Wilts. on river Avon. 3½ miles south of Pewsey. 2204 acres. Grid Ref SU125556. Postcode SN9 6EQ. Population 244 in 1831, 135 in 1951. Contains Rushall Hall - seat.
Cemeteries
- St Matthew, Church Lane, Church of England
Church Records
- St Matthew, Church Lane, Church of England
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Indexes and registers of the parish church of Rushall, St Matthew:
- WSRO registers: Chr 1652-1987, Mar 1652-1990, Bur 1653-1991
- BTs before surviving registers for 1622-37
- Wiltshire Index Service Burials 1800-1812
Gazetteers
The transcription of the section for Rushall from the National Gazetteer (1868).