East Ruston is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.[2] The village is 17.5 miles (28.2 km) North East of Norwich, 14.7 miles (23.7 km) South East of Cromer and 136 miles (219 km) north-east of London. The village lies 5.2 miles (8.4 km) East of the town of North Walsham. The nearest railway station is at Worstead and is connected to the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport.

East Ruston
East Ruston village pub, The Butchers Arms
East Ruston Location within Norfolk
Area	10.13 km2 (3.91 sq mi)
Population	595 (Including Brumstead 2011 census)[1]
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TG344278
• London	136 miles (219 km)
Civil parish	East Ruston CP
District	North Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORWICH
Postcode district	NR12
Dialling code	01692
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
List of places UK England Norfolk 52.79682°N 1.476420°E / 52.79682; 1.476420

History

The villages name means 'Brushwood farm/settlement'.

East Ruston is distinguished as the birthplace of that eminent Greek scholar, Richard Porson, M.A., who was born here in 1759, and was first initiated in letters by his father, then clerk of the parish. In 1803, he was unanimously chosen Greek Professor of the University, Cambridge ; and a short time before his death, which happened in 1808, he was appointed principal librarian of the London Institution.

Village amenities

The public house is called the Butchers Arms.[3] East Ruston is the home to the noted East Ruston Old Vicarage garden which is open to the public.

The Parish Church of Saint Mary

The Parish Church of Saint Mary[4] is Principally 14th century. The Church's most remarkable possession is the 15th century chancel screen with its lively lions and unspoilt contemporary paintings of the evangelists and others.

Notation

The village is named in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes story “The Adventure of the Dancing Men” as the site of Abe Slaney's hiding place.[5]

References

http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/East%20Ruston

External links

Media related to East Ruston at Wikimedia Commons