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Rushall is a village in the county of Norfolk, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 176.[1]

Rushall
Rushall Location within Norfolk
Civil parish	Dickleburgh and Rushall
District	South Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DISS
Postcode district	IP21
Dialling code	01379
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	South Norfolk
List of places UK England Norfolk 52.396501°N 1.185107°E / 52.396501; 1.185107

The church of Rushall St Mary the Virgin is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk.

Toponymy

The name 'Rushall' means perhaps, 'Rif's nook of land' or the first element may be Old English 'hrif', 'belly/womb', used in some topographical sense.[2]

History

The village used to be its own civil parish until it merged with Dickleburgh in 1935, the parish is now called Dickleburgh and Rushall.[3]

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